In a typhoon-prone country like the Philippines, farm investments are always at risk! Dr. Ricardo Orge, a PhilRice engineer-scientist, has developed an innovation, called kwebo, to address this quandary. Orge said kwebo is an easy-to-construct, typhoon-resistant structure, requiring minimal involvement of skilled workers. The term kwebo is from two Filipino words, kweba (cave) and kubo (nipa hut) combined. It denotes a farm structure that has the strength of a cave, […]

Science City of Muñoz – Machines developed by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) were presented during the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) campus tour forum in a Nueva Ecija state university, May 3. The rice farming machines were displayed at the Central Luzon State University to raise awareness on how rice farming is being made competitive with the ASEAN integration. Hundreds of media and students were familiarized […]

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ－ Nineteen trainees from Sub-saharan Africa completed a two-month training course on rice seed production and extension methods to help strengthen rice production in Africa toward food and livelihood security in the region, March 6 – April 28. The training course aimed to enhance the participants’ knowledge and skills on rice production using the PalayCheck System as the platform focusing on the production of quality rice seeds. […]

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ ― A collaborative project between the Philippine and Korean governments has culminated with exceptional accomplishments presented in the completion ceremony held at PhilRice, Central Experiment Station, May 2. The project, Enhancing the Capacity of Production and Distribution of High-Quality Rice Seeds, is funded by the government of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Philippine Rice Research Institute […]