Posted by Christine Mae Nicolas Nov - 18 - 2023
The National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM) conducted every November has focused on increasing awareness on youth participation in agriculture and rice production processes during the 21st Ceremonial Rice Harvesting at the Luneta Park, Nov. 17. James Elwyn Leyte, senior research associate at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture – Philippines, motivated about 200 students from Salawag National High School in Dasmariñas, Cavite, to pursue careers in agricultural research and development. […]
Posted by philrice-admin Nov - 17 - 2023
Public agencies in Region II and Cordillera showed unity in assisting farmers become agripreneurs during the regions’ launching of RiceBIS 2.0 in Dupax Del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya, Nov. 16. The event, held concurrently with the mass graduation of four batches of Philippine Good Agricultural Practices (PhilGAP), strengthened the ties among key stakeholders including the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), […]
Posted by Christine Mae Nicolas Nov - 10 - 2023
As the country celebrates National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM), the call for half-cup rice servings has garnered support from the country’s legislative body to sponsor a bill that was first filed in the Senate in 2013. “As of today, two congressmen have already expressed their willingness to volunteer as sponsors for the bill we are trying to revive,” said Dr. Hazel V. Antonio, lead of the NRAM celebration. Based on […]
Posted by Christine Reyes Nov - 10 - 2023
More than 11,000 rice farmers are set to receive certified inbred rice seeds and knowledge products from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed and Rice Extension Services programs. The certificates for these seeds were distributed during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisvo Fair held Nov. 4-5 at the Laguna Sports Complex in Sta. Cruz, Laguna. The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Los Baños has allocated more than 30,000 seed bags, […]
Posted by Vanessa Tingson Nov - 10 - 2023
To address soaring prices of fertilizers and optimize its application, RCEF Seed Program has introduced sets of fertilizer recommendations to its partner local government units in Western and Central Visayas. These recommendations were derived from a thorough soil analysis conducted by PhilRice using the Minus-One-Element Technique (MOET) kit and app. The app facilitates farmers in obtaining answers to queries regarding the appropriate fertilizer type and optimal application timing. Implementing MOET-based […]
Posted by Glaiza Carrera Nov - 10 - 2023
To help prevent the imminent food shortage due to the aging of farmers, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and two clubs of Kiwanis International are intensifying efforts to revitalize agriculture through youth education. Citing an information from the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, Glenda Hufano, governor of Kiwanis International-Philippine Luzon District, said that with the typical age of Filipino farmers falling between 55 […]
Posted by philrice-admin Nov - 5 - 2023
PhilRice Midsayap co-leads the implementation of Mindanao Cluster Masagana Rice Industry Development program (MRIDP). Station director Sailila Abdula said the program aims to enhance the dissemination of rice production technologies amid regional challenges. The Mindanao Cluster MRIDP Workshop, held on Sept. 5-6, in Koronadal City, gathered program implementers and partner agencies to develop rice plans for selected provinces, emphasizing improved production in favorable areas and addressing challenges in unfavorable regions […]
Posted by Jenny Angeline B. Poco and Aubrey Vista P. Manalo Nov - 5 - 2023
With more implementers trained on agroenterprise development, more farming communities will soon benefit from the clustering approach in the Rice Business Innovations System (RiceBIS) Program. In a three-day training course held on Oct. 10-12, 40 implementers worked on expanding the value chain-oriented agroenterprise in its 23 communities nationwide. They also learned about processing, product generation, marketing, policy, monitoring, and evaluation from trainor Ronnel dela Cruz. The upgraded RiceBIS program aims […]
Posted by Cris Mae T. Necesito Nov - 5 - 2023
Farm clustering has increased Agusanon farmers’ income with the assistance from Rice Business Innovations System (RiceBIS) Community Program. Farmers in the expansion sites in Remedios T. Romualdez and Buenavista, Agusan del Norte increased their income by 55.06-61.94% and 28.82-64.01% for wet season 2021 and 28.82-64.01% and 31.31-82.26% for dry season 2022. RiceBIS expansion partnered with 16 clusters and trained 415 farmers in the PalayCheck System for Agroenterprise development every cropping […]
Posted by Lea Concepcion B. Flores Nov - 5 - 2023
The pilot-scale deployment of Malusog Rice Project is in progress in Quirino. Recently, government entities and farmer cooperatives convened to strategize the production and marketing of Malusog Rice from 40ha of clustered farms in Quirino for the 2024 dry season. Fidela Bongat, PhilRice’s project supply lead, outlined the roles of stakeholders, including the identification of irrigated areas by National Irrigation Association (NIA) Quirino, seed propagation assistance by Department of Agriculture-Regional […]
