Written by the Web Team   Dr. Norvie L. Manigbas, one of the breeders of NSIC Rc298 – the first released variety for direct wet-seeded rice, was recently conferred Scientist I by the Philippine Scientific Career Council. Manigbas, also a crop physiologist at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) for seven years, had bred and co-developed more than five elite breeding lines. He had published seven papers in the Institute […]

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Written by the Web Team   “Persistence and pragmatism are needed for policies and politics.” Thus, stressed Dr. V. Bruce J. Tolentino, deputy director-general for communication and partnerships of the International Rice Research Institute, during the 15th Santiago R. Obien seminar series on research management and institution. In his lecture titled, Policies, politics, persistence, and pragmatism: Experiences in research-based policy reform, delivered at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Tolentino […]

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Rice for the future. What is rice to offer for the next generations? If not regenerated and conserved, succeeding Filipino lineage may not know traditional varieties and enjoy high-yielding, aromatic, and good-eating quality rice varieties. This is why the Genetic Resources Division of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) stores approximately 12,000 rice germplasm including traditional or indigenous Philippine cultivars and improved varieties. More than 900 of its unique rice […]

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Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is a government corporate entity attached to the Department of Agriculture created through Executive Order 1061 on 5 November 1985 (as amended) to help develop high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies so farmers can produce enough rice for all Filipinos.

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