The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) Midsayap Station in North Cotabato is set to enhance the speed and security of its transactions, enabling faster approvals and improved support for rice farmers and partner agencies in the region through the upcoming use of digital certificates. This follows the recent completion of a Digital Certificate Orientation by selected staff, conducted by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region […]

Agricultural extension workers (AEWs) in Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte return to their communities with renewed confidence after completing the two-day Appreciation Course on Rice Science and Technology Updates at the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) in Midsayap, North Cotabato. A total of 25 AEWs from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MAFAR-BARMM) joined the training, which equipped them […]

In a step toward advancing agricultural innovation, the Research for Development and Extension (R4DE) staff of DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) in Midsayap, North Cotabato, recently enhanced their capacity to safeguard groundbreaking research through an intensive Intellectual Property (IP) Awareness Training Workshop. This transformative training equipped researchers with critical knowledge and skills on the full spectrum of IP management—from filing to protecting and leveraging intellectual property—to ensure that PhilRice’s cutting-edge […]