Palay farmgate price is a key consideration in a farmer’s decision to plant: a high price pushes them to cultivate rice in larger areas; a low price could make them plant other crops. Consequently, the rise and fall in farmgate price heavily influences changes in wholesale and retail prices of milled rice, compromising the affordability of rice among consumers. With rice eating up the largest share in food expenditures, it […]

Upang makapagbigay ng makakalikasan at mas ligtas na solusyon sa pamamahala  ng damo sa palayan, sinimulan ng Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) ang field testing ng isang robotic technology mula Japan na kung tawagin ay Aigamorobo.  Ginagaya  ng Aigamorobo na gawa ng Green Company  ang natural na pagkilos ng aigamo o mga pato na  na ginagamit sa Japan sa pagsugpo ng damo.   Bilang solar-powered robot, otomatiko itong nag-iikot sa palayan […]