The Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) led by Dr. Feng Zhang, CABI Regional Director for East and South-East Asia (first from the right) and Philippine Rice Research Institute represented by Dr. Eduardo Jimmy P. Quilang, deputy executive director for research (first from the left), spearheaded recent discussions on improving the institutions’ partnership on controlling fall armyworm (FAW). This emerging insect pest used to only infest corn, but it […]

To address the needs of agriculture stakeholders to have easier access to science-based rice information, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) launched new social media accounts during its Farmers Field Day dubbed as the Lakbay Palay in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, March 20-21. The Institute’s page on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@philricetv/shorts) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@rice_matters) were created based on stakeholders’ demand for rice information on said platforms.  In a survey conducted on […]

Officials from cooperatives in Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya have urged over a thousand farmers to collaborate to enhance access to government interventions and market opportunities. During the two-day Lakbay Palay organized by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija on Sept. 27-28, Ariel Dolores, chairperson of the Nueva Ecija Seed Growers Multipurpose Cooperative, shared that their collective efforts have helped them overcome their […]