Interestingly, as the world is in the grip of rising rice prices, Ghana has created a hybrid rice plant that could save its population from starvation or high prices. However, as this article discusses, a key issue in the success of the hybrid rice is the willingness of the Ghanaian population to eat it. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7350856.stm