Farmers can test their paddy soil for deficiency of six nutrient elements for only P300 using MOET – reliable, low-cost, and easy alternative technique for diagnosing soil nutrient status.PRICE: P300 View MOET handout

Grain Quality of Philippine Rice Describes the grain quality in the Philippine context and includes as appendix listing typical grain quality characteristics of the Philippine varieties from PSB Rc1 to NSIC Rc220, covering the period of variety release from 1990 to 2009. Simplified Key to Soil Series The “Simplified Key to Soil Series” is a tool to identify soil series in the field following simple steps for the use of […]

Before farmers harvest tons of produce, the crop starts with a little thing- the seed. The seed passes through a tedious process before it reaches the field and the plate. This issue will try to enlighten you on how varieties are bred, eventually used as seeds, and adopted by farmers. It will also help farmers decide on which varieties to plant and encourage them to use high-quality seeds.

The Philippines, which achieved 97-percent rice self-sufficiency last year, is now the Asia`s fastest rice producer after registering a 4.04 -percent average change improvement in milled rice production from 2010-2013.

Written by The Web Team Monday, 3 November 2014 Rice farmers can easily manage their fields with the aid of Rice Crop Manager (RCM), an internet-based software that is currently being disseminated to farmers in rainfed lowland rice areas. Funded by the International Fund for Agriculture Development, RCM is a location-specific decision support software that helps farmers calculate the right kind and amount of fertilizer needed in their rice fields. […]