Farmers in Marinduque are preparing for the 2025 dry season with the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) distributing about 5,000 bags of certified inbred seeds to cover 2,253ha. The largest share of the allocation, 1,592 bags is designated for Santa Cruz, where farmers have already claimed 1,000 bags for 734ha. Additional benefits will extend to farmers in Boac, Buenavista, Gasan, Mogpog, and Torrijos.  Philippine Rice Research Institute in Los Baños, […]

Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) has equipped 150 rice farmers in Sta. Cruz, Zambales, for the 2025 dry season. The farmers received 200 sacks of NSIC Rc 160 certified inbred seeds, along with RCEF information, education, and communication materials aimed at increasing yields, reducing costs, and improving income. Known for its resilience and high yield, NSIC Rc 160 will help farmers better manage environmental challenges. In a video message, Sen. […]

The Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Program is ensuring the supply of certified inbred rice seeds in Region VI by training field workers. The recent three-day training implemented by DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Negros Occidental, covered essential practices, including field inspections, hands-on exercises, and in-depth discussions on the PalayCheck System. The Bureau of Plant Industry provided sessions on seed certification policies and quality assurance, ensuring participants are well-versed in […]

The Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) is transforming the lives of its farmer-beneficiaries by boosting their productivity and competitiveness through its Seed, Mechanization, Extension, and Credit Programs. By providing inbred certified seeds, modernizing farms with advanced machinery, offering training for farmers and extension workers, and extending financial and communication support services, RCEF has led to tangible improvements in farm efficiency, yield quality, and cost savings and intangible change among farmers […]

Climate change refers to the gradual rise in global temperatures and adjustments in weather patterns. This is primarily caused by greenhouse gases (GHG) released into the atmosphere either by natural forces, such as volcanic eruptions, or human activities, such as fossil fuels burning. GHG are said to envelop the earth’s surface preventing the sun’s heat from escaping, thus leading to global warming (United Nations, n.d.). This means more warmer days, […]

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country’s lead agency in rice research and development, has strengthened its leadership with the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees (BOT). University of Southern Mindanao President, Dr. Francisco Gil N. Garcia, has been reappointed to the board, joined by newly sworn-in trustees, Francis F. Yenko and Atty. Ericson T. Velasquez. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., who also […]