With Filipinos wasting rice enough to feed millions each year, households are being encouraged to follow a simpler ABC guide to reduce rice wastage, support local farmers, and choose healthier rice.  Data from the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) show that each Filipino wastes 26.54 g of rice daily, equivalent to 9.69 kg annually. Collectively, this translates to 542,477.6 mt of rice wasted every year, […]

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Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is a government corporate entity attached to the Department of Agriculture created through Executive Order 1061 on 5 November 1985 (as amended) to help develop high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies so farmers can produce enough rice for all Filipinos.

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