Posted by Anna Marie Berto May - 15 - 2017
In a typhoon-prone country like the Philippines, farm investments are always at risk! Dr. Ricardo Orge, a PhilRice engineer-scientist, has developed an innovation, called kwebo, to address this quandary. Orge said kwebo is an easy-to-construct, typhoon-resistant structure, requiring minimal involvement of skilled workers. The term kwebo is from two Filipino words, kweba (cave) and kubo (nipa hut) combined. It denotes a farm structure that has the strength of a cave, […]
Posted by Anna Marie Berto Apr - 28 - 2017
Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has bred two promising hybrid lines that show outstanding high-yielding performance and resistance to bacterial leaf blight (BLB). Joanne D. Caguiat, PhilRice hybrid project leader, said most of the previously released hybrid rice varieties lack sufficient resistance to bacterial leaf blight (BLB), one of the common rice plant diseases that can cause a yield loss of […]
Posted by Anna Marie Berto Oct - 19 - 2016
Researchers at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Batac, Ilocos Norte won awards during the 3rd Industry and Energy Research and Development Symposium and Competition held at Don Mariano Marcos State University – North La Union Campus, Sept. 29-30. Engr. Lex Taguda’s team won the best paper award under the professional category for their study titled Carbonized rice hull (CRH)-insulated Silo: A solution to rice seed storage losses. The […]
Posted by Anna Marie Berto Sep - 20 - 2016
Development workers at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) reported that agricultural cooperatives are effective partners in technology promotion and rural development. Through the project Empowering farmers’ cooperatives through sustainable promotion of high yielding rice production technologies for progressive rural economy, agricultural cooperatives were recognized as important vehicles in promoting cost-reducing and high-yielding rice and rice-based farming technologies. “What makes agricultural cooperatives unique is that they have a unified action […]
Posted by Anna Marie Berto Sep - 13 - 2016
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato T. Dela Peña acknowledged the outputs of rice research and development and the industry’s role in helping the country’s rice sector, September 7. “In a country where rice is a staple food, nothing compares for an ordinary citizen than to be assured of having an affordable, accessible, high quality, and nutritious rice at all times,” Dela Peña said during the opening of […]
Posted by Anna Marie Berto Jul - 18 - 2016
Two development communication practitioners wrote their book review on Youth & Agriculture: The Infomediary Campaign in the Philippines launched at the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in Los Baños, Laguna, July 13. In a matter of 3-4 hr, the new book Youth & Agriculture: The Infomediary Campaign in the Philippines can help readers realize that young people, when empowered, can help create impacts in […]
Posted by Anna Marie Berto Jul - 12 - 2016
Sowing rice seeds in straight rows directly into the soil is now made easier with the reduced-till planter. As the name connotes, the reduced-till planter works in minimally prepared soil at a predetermined seeding rate, with an option to simultaneously apply basal fertilizer. The machine can also be used to plant other crops such as maize, soybean, and mungbean. The machine is a product of collaboration among the DA National […]
Posted by Anna Marie Berto Jul - 8 - 2016
A well-prepared land gives farmers a head start for the entire planting season. When it comes to tilling the soil, they must start with the basics. Experts at the Philippines Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) say that proper land preparation provides a soil condition favorable for plant growth. It promotes good physical, chemical, and biological environment for better and efficient crop growth and development. It also facilitates good management of water, […]
Posted by Anna Marie Berto Jul - 7 - 2016
Comprising about 19% of the total labor cost in rice production, land preparation can be worrisome for farmers. Experts at the Rice Engineering and Mechanization Division (REMD) of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) find ways to ease farm drudgery while reducing labor cost. They developed a 3-disc plow attachment for hand tractors to make land preparation less laborious and more economical for farmers. Engr. Elmer Bautista of PhilRice’s REMD […]
Posted by Anna Marie Berto Jul - 5 - 2016
PhilRice is set to launch a book on engaging young people in agriculture at the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in Los Baños, Laguna, July 13, 1-5pm. Youth & Agriculture: The Infomediary Campaign in the Philippines relates the experiences and how-tos of PhilRice project on Infomediary Campaign Campaign team lead Jaime A. Manalo IV is the main author, with contributions from team members […]