A student research has found out bacteria that can enhance growth and yield of rice. According to Dr. Eduardo Jimmy P. Quilang, head of PhilRice’s Agronomy, Soils, and Plant Physiology Division, the research dubbed as Enhancement of Growth and Yield of Aerobic Rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria was carried out by Harry Jay M. Cavite, a graduate student from the Central Luzon State University. In a […]

A professor has asserted in a seminar that organic agriculture and less meat consumption may reduce greenhouse gas emission (GHG). Dr. Teodoro C. Mendoza, a professor from the Institute of Crop Science in College of Agriculture, UP Los Baños and a member of the PhilRice Board of Trustee, was the resource person of the first PhilRice Institutional Seminar Series with the topic on “Achievement of Food Security in Relation to […]

To help increase the youth’s interest in rice science and sustain farmers’ awareness on technological breakthroughs, PhilRice Los Baños develops the Scientists’ and Farmers’ Corners, which will be launched next year as part of its One-Stop Information System (OSIStem). According to Jacqueline Lee O. Canilao of PhilRice Los Baños, the Scientists’ Corner aims to put up displays that will stir interest among young students to take a career path in […]

Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija – As part of its  new development program that aims to develop rice and rice-based enterprise models to enhance farmers’ income, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) conducted a 10-day training of trainers for RiceBIS Community Program implementers at its Central Experiment Station in Maligaya, Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, August 1-10. “The program called Rice Business Innovations Systems (Rice BIS) Community is […]

Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) conducted a mindsetting exercise towards agripreneurship among the farmers of the Pinagbuklod na Adhika Credit Cooperative of Macarse, Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija as part of its RiceBIS Community Program, July 20. According to Dr. Ronan G. Zagado, PhilRice development communication specialist and the program campaign coordinator, RiceBIS stands for Rice Business Innovations System. It is a new development program launched by […]