About 3,000 farmers in Caraga Region are expected to “climate-proof” their farms with the learnings they will get from a school-on-the-air (SOA) program on climate change adaptation.  The program will be aired in five provinces starting this May and will broadcast PhilRice-developed contents translated in the Visayan language.  The SOA will be pursued in partnership with the DA-Caraga Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Service, Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center 13, […]

A proposed data analytic model called RiceLytics will soon enable DA-PhilRice to determine the state of the country’s rice industry, monitor and evaluate its RCEF programs, and characterize the Filipino farmers.  Upon its completion in 2022, “RiceLytics will enable online users to obtain data on rice area, production, yield per hectare, self-sufficiency, consumption, and future performance requirements at national, regional, provincial, and city/municipal levels,” proponent Nehemiah L. Caballong said.  Such […]