Posted by Christine Reyes Jun - 30 - 2022
Sixty two-year-old Rodolfo Tibayan from Naic, Cavite saved P20,000 on agricultural inputs from his 1.8-hectare land in the recent cropping season through new farming techniques. He shared that letting his land rest for two to three months before plowing, allowing the rice straws to serve as organic fertilizer, was a big factor. Tibayan describes himself as a traditional farmer. He usually uses manual plowing and fertilizer application – methods he […]
Posted by Christine Reyes Jan - 22 - 2022
DA-PhilRice Los Baños has fully achieved its targeted delivery of 99,100 sacks of RCEF seeds and 41,800 tekno-kalendaryo to 79 municipalities in Cavite, Laguna, and Quezon for the 2022 dry season before the end of 2021. Thanks to the DA-Region IV-A and the LGUs of the RCEF-covered municipalities for their assistance. The LGUs also oversee the distribution of the seeds and calendars. Despite the distances and narrow roads that posed […]
Posted by Christine Reyes Nov - 3 - 2021
The Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) – Seed and Extension Programs conducted Social Mobilization and CapacityBuilding Workshops in September through October 2021. With 145 participants from local government units (LGUs) of Cavite, Laguna, and Quezon, the workshops laid out challenges and opportunities for better RCEF implementation. According to Senior Agriculturist Sheryl M. Sinense of Tagkawayan, Quezon, the workshop made her aware of the challenges other municipalities are facing during seed […]