Rice Seed Center Groundbreaking in  Zamboanga. The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) together with the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) broke ground on what will become the the rice seed center in San Ramon, Zamboanga City. According to City Agriculturist Dr. Diosdado Palacat (background, 7th from the right) , having this research and seed production center would bring in new varieties including hybrid seeds, which will contribute to increasing rice […]

A professor has asserted in a seminar that organic agriculture and less meat consumption may reduce greenhouse gas emission (GHG). Dr. Teodoro C. Mendoza, a professor from the Institute of Crop Science in College of Agriculture, UP Los Baños and a member of the PhilRice Board of Trustee, was the resource person of the first PhilRice Institutional Seminar Series with the topic on “Achievement of Food Security in Relation to […]