With a smartphone in one hand and a rice seedling in the other, 28-year-old Rovie A. Dela Peña of Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, is promoting a modern approach to rice farming. Dela Peña trains farmers to use the PalayCheck App, a digital guide for rice production that helps farmers plan each cropping season, track farm activities and expenses, and follow recommendations tailored to their location and crop growth stage.  […]

Limited access to quality inbred rice seeds in Basilan has pushed Lamitan City to back a community-based seed production effort aimed at stabilizing supply for local farmers. The local government unit of Lamitan City in Basilan has pledged full support for the Inbred Seed Multiplication and Purification Project (SMDP) under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Seed Program, responding to recurring seed shortages in the island province. By producing seeds within […]

In line with the 2024 International Women’s Day, PhilRice Midsayap celebrated the occasion by joining the #𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆. Everyone in PhilRice is encouraged to join. By using the hashtag and wearing anything Purple on all the Fridays of March, signifies the PhilRice staffers’ support for women’s empowerment and gender equality.

In celebration of the 2024 National Women’s Month, PhilRice Midsayap staffers participated in its launching through a Motorcade Parade and Zumba Activity at the Municipal Plaza in Midsayap, Cotabato today, March 1. The celebration aims to capitalize on the recurring theme “WE for gender equality and inclusive society,” introduced in 2023. This theme, launched to renew commitment to the advocacy, builds upon the accomplishments under the 2016-2022 theme, “WE Make […]