One strategy to attract the youth to venture in rice farming is to strengthen their awareness of the latest ICT tools in modern agriculture. On November 15, 2016, ICT experts gathered at PhilRice to inspire more than a hundred graduating students from five universities to venture in agricultural ICT. The 3rd Agrihackathon Symposium showcased the full utilization of ICT in agriculture. “Where else can we find the next noble ideas […]

MUÑOZ, NUEVA ECIJA ― The Philippine Rice Research Institute kicked off the celebration of the National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM) during the celebration of the Institute’s 31st Anniversary, November 7. This year’s NRAM will focus on mainstreaming brown rice as an alternative food staple to white rice. Also known as pinawa, brown rice is a whole grain cereal produced by removing only the hull using mortar-and-pestle or rubber roller milling […]

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The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country’s lead agency in rice research and development, will celebrate its 31st anniversary on November 5-8. With the theme Rice science and innovation for inclusive growth, the Institute’s anniversary will kick-off the celebration with the official opening of the National Rice Awareness Month (#BROWN4good Challenge Accepted: We do four goodness by eating brown rice) followed by the Santiago R. Obien seminar series on […]