Three-farmer organizations in Negros Occidental reached roughly a thousand stakeholders through the brown rice agroenterprise day and feeding program in November. These farmer-organizations are RiceBIS Negros Agrarian Reform Cooperative (RiceBIS NARCO), Sitio Timawa Farming Association (STOFA), and Tison-Aida Farmers Association (TAFA). Over 800 students participated in the feeding program conducted by RiceBIS NARCO on November 15 in Cansilayan Elementary School in Murcia, Negros Occidental, while over 200 participants were involved […]

As PhilRice turns 33 this November, some may say that PhilRice is a government agency, productive in terms of rice research for development (R4D). Others may claim that it’s an Institute housing high caliber researchers and staff consistently receiving recognitions and accolades over the years. Still others may point to its being an instrument in the country’s aim to achieve rice security and rice self-sufficiency. While these may contribute to […]

The June 11, 2018 issue of Time Magazine captivated the world’s attention after it featured nearly a thousand drones to form its cover design. Beyond this futuristic cover, the use of technology in medicine, photography, and historical preservation were featured in the special reports uploaded in the magazine’s website. Some of those uses, like aerial photography, are already penetrating the Philippines with different possibilities especially for the agriculture sector. These […]

Farmers in Isabela, one of the country’s top rice producer, are reaping the benefits of practicing direct seeding, a crop establishment method, in which pre-germinated seeds are sown directly onto the soil surface. Helen Pasicolan, lead of the direct-seeded rice technology promotion at Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in San Mateo, Isabela said that farmers in their demonstration sites gained high yield and reduced their production cost through direct-seeding using […]