Farm Service Center will be operationalized at our Central Experiment Station (CES) starting this June 1 to centralize our farm operations and manage our expanding farm machinery and facilities.  Under the new setup, the Physical Plant (PPD) and Rice Engineering and Mechanization Divisions (REMD) will jointly oversee the center in implementing scheduled farm activities.  Executive Director John C. de Leon said that the joint supervision will enable PPD to ensure […]

Strategically Modernized and Robust Technologies for Competitive and Secure Rice Industry (SMARTerRice) Objectives: To determine the productivity, efficiency, and profitability of different package of technologies for the irrigated and favorable rainfed rice environments To evaluate and develop modern rice-based farming models and value adding technologies for enhanced multiple streams of income and resiliency To enhance the application of digital technologies for advancement and modernization of rice and rice-based farming systems […]

As the country achieves its all-time high rice production of 19.3M MT in 2020, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) reported that it has already achieved 100% seed deliveries for the dry season and has reached agri workers and farmers amidst limitations on face-to-face activities. In the recent annual review of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) programs on Seed and Rice Extension Services (RESP), Sen. Cynthia Villar, […]

The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) is set to develop a rice data warehouse that will be accessible to the public, especially the decision and policy making bodies at different government levels for decision and policy formulation. Nehemiah L. Caballong, project proponent, said that the PhilRice Data Analytics Initiative Project (RiceLytics) aims to enhance baselining and forecasting of status of rice farmers and the rice industry in the […]

Addressing the need for high-quality seeds in remote areas, the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) has started training farmers in Region 2 and CAR since January. The training, which covers inbred rice seed multiplication and purification, is being conducted to rice growers in Manabo and La Paz in Abra and in the coastal area of Dinapigue, Isabela. “One of our problems in farming is the high cost […]

A farm owner in Guimba, Nueva Ecija gains additional income from establishing a farm school accredited under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP). Myriad Farms owner Viola Fern Sebastian, together with her partner Frianina V. Resplandor, said they have been earning a net income of P100,000 per batch of training after their farm school was accredited by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). “Our farm school […]

Department of Agriculture programs have supported the all-time high rice production of 19.3M MT in 2020 through certified inbred seeds, hybrid rice seeds, and fertilizers.  Analysis released by DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) showed that the sustained government interventions through Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), National Rice Program (NRP), and Rice Resiliency Project (RRP) contributed to the growth in production.  The Philippine Statistics Authority recently released that rice production increased […]

Former DA-PhilRice Executive Director Santiago R. Obien (SRO) urged Batac staff to “continuously lift the burdens of the poor farmers” during the station’s 22nd anniversary celebration.  Obien, who served as the Institute’s first director in 1986-2000, said that the station’s success depends on whether it had managed to raise the harvest and income of the rice farmers. As stipulated in the Institute’s strategic plan, the station is expected to improve […]

Our branch station in Isabela is eyeing an International Organization for Standardization 9001 (ISO 9001) Quality Management System (QMS) certification to affirm the station’s quality product and processes and its credibility as a public service provider.  Hazel Jane M. Orge, Integrated Management Systems and Services Office (IMSSO) head, has briefed sectoral coordinators and staff on certification requirements and preparation. (Aileen Shaye C. Fontanilla)

Talks are ongoing between DA-PhilRice and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) on the renewal of a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will support the national rice program.  Dr. Eduardo Jimmy P. Quilang, chairperson of the Institute’s Technical Working Group, said that the proposed MOU will cover collaborative projects on variety development, digital agriculture tools, and new knowledge and information.  The collaboration will also cover enhanced resource-sharing […]