Swapping varieties is a common practice among rice farmers in Anilao, Iloilo. Every time farmers would hear of a neighbor’s good yield, they would excitedly ask for some seeds to try hoping that they could also enjoy a handsome harvest. Edgar Belago, 61, used to cling to this practice. For more than a decade now, Edgar and his family had been renting and tending a one-hectare farm beside their house […]

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Smart and easy rice crop management now at your fingertips! The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has developed an Android smartphone and tablet farm management tool called AgriDOC App. Intended for Filipino rice farmers, researchers, and extension workers, the App aims to improve the efficiency of farm management and rice crop production activities. Moreover, with its colorful user interface, modern illustrations, and icons, AgriDOC App also aims to show to […]

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Rice-Based Biosystems Journal is a peer-reviewed online journal managed by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) through a competent editorial team, reputable advisory and editorial boards, and invited referees. It encourages publication of original research and review article that have impact on and are interconnected with rice and rice-based crops. The journal published rice and rice-based research studies on: Soil and crop management Crop protection Crop improvement Farm Machinery Resource […]

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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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