The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC), Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), and the Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Office III (DA-RFO III) are intensifying pests field control this wet season through the Oplan Iwas Peste: Ang madiskarteng magsasaka, mataas ang ani at kita recently launched in Nueva Ecija. Leonardo Marquez, crop protection expert at PhilRice, said the campaign aims to educate farmers on […]

The changing landscape of agriculture grows more challenges and spreads opportunities to explore other tools for cultivation like ICT to enhance precision and efficiency in rice research, development, and extension. This issue of the magazine peeks at the possibilities of integrating ICT in agriculture.