Farmers using direct seeding may need to control weedy rice earlier than usual, after a study found that the weed gains its advantage before cultivated rice reaches its reproductive stage. The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)-led study found that weedy rice can outgrow cultivated rice because it emerges earlier, grows taller, produces more tillers, and develops larger and more highly branched roots. Dr. Leylani M. Juliano, PhilRice lead researcher, said […]

Irrigation personnel are being trained to respond to rice farming concerns as farmers increasingly ask them not only about water delivery but also about seeds, fertilizer, pests, diseases, and crop management. Through a partnership between the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), NIA personnel were trained on the PalayCheck System to help them provide more practical support to rice farmers in the field. Ruel V. […]

What if the secret needed to develop rice that can survive floods, mature earlier, and provide better nutrition has been hiding in traditional rice varieties (TRVs) all along? That is what the 1,001 Rice Genomes (1k1RG) Program seeks to discover.  Led by Filipino scientists from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), the pioneering research initiative is studying the rich genetic diversity […]

 Kinilala ang Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) para sa matagumpay na pagdedebelop ng Philippine Rice Information System o PRiSM — ang kauna-unahang satellite-based rice monitoring system sa Timog-Silangang Asya.  Ang PRiSM ay gumagamit ng satellite data, remote sensing, at Geographic Information Systems (GIS) upang matukoy ang aktwal na lawak ng taniman ng palay, inaasahang ani, pinsala mula sa baha o tagtuyot, at maging ang paglaganap ng peste at sakit.  Dahil […]

Farmers in drought-, flood-, and salinity-prone areas are set to gain better access to quality rice seeds as the country strengthens its farmer-centered delivery system through the Seed Network (SeedNet). The initiative aims to ensure that stress-tolerant varieties reach those who need them most. At the 2025 SeedNet National Workshop, held at the DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Nueva Ecija, over 100 seed production specialists, coordinators, researchers, and policymakers […]

Umabot sa 2.5 milyong sako ng certified inbred seeds ang maagap na naihatid sa ating mga ka-Palay sa buong bansa ngayong wet season ng Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund o RCEF Seed Program. Nasa 94% naman ang timeliness rate o pagkakahatid sa tamang oras ng nasabing mga binhi ayon sa iskedyul na  pangangailangan ng mga lokal ng pamahalaan. Hudyat ito na naipadala ang binhi sa mga magsasaka sa tamang oras. Ayon […]

DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to operate an eddy covariance flux tower that will support rice research and environmental monitoring. The tower erected at PhilRice in Nueva Ecija can collect data on greenhouse gases (GHG) such as carbon dioxide and methane, and monitor energy and water vapor exchanged between rice fields and the atmosphere. Tracking the gases released […]

Mas magiging masustansiya pa ang kanin na paborito nating mga Pinoy!  Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, naitanim at inani na sa Negros Occidental ang dalawang barayti ng palay na may mataas na zinc. Ito ang NSIC Rc 460 at NSIC Rc 648.  Taglay ng mga ito ang hanggang 20.4 mg ng zinc kada kilo ng bigas, mas mataas kumpara sa karaniwang bigas na may 13–16 mg lamang.  Bukod sa nutrisyon, pasado rin […]

Two rice farmers from opposite sides—the northern and central part of the country—are proving that learning new techniques can transform not just their harvests but their lives. Fredric B. de Guzman, 45, from Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, used to rely on farming practices handed down through generations. Like many farmers, he believed that crowding more seeds in a small seedbed meant better yields. But that changed in 2024, when he […]

Upang makapagbigay ng makakalikasan at mas ligtas na solusyon sa pamamahala  ng damo sa palayan, sinimulan ng Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) ang field testing ng isang robotic technology mula Japan na kung tawagin ay Aigamorobo.  Ginagaya  ng Aigamorobo na gawa ng Green Company  ang natural na pagkilos ng aigamo o mga pato na  na ginagamit sa Japan sa pagsugpo ng damo.   Bilang solar-powered robot, otomatiko itong nag-iikot sa palayan […]