PhilRice Bicol station is participating in the Institute-wide Walk your Talk Challenge (WokTok) that aims to capacitate all DA-PhilRice personnel/ staff on the PalayCheck System. After several sessions, participants are now building up knowledge and skills through blended discussions, live demonstrations of farm activities and machine operations, and hands-on fieldwork that will help them serve farmers more confidently. For security officer Anthony Chad Guazon, among the most important lessons he […]

The local government units (LGUs) in the Bicol Region under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Program are all set in providing farmers with certified rice seeds and knowledge critical on rice production. Romela Montesinay, municipal agriculturist of Malilipot, Albay, said their LGU is boosting its training and extension programs for the farmers, which include the technical briefing conducted during RCEF seed distribution. Recently, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research […]

Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) branch station in Ligao City, Albay has released 450 bags of free high-quality inbred seeds in Sto. Domingo as the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) – Seed Program kicks off its distribution activities this wet season in the Bicol Region. More than 700 rice farmers have received certified inbred seeds of recommended rice varieties such as NSIC Rc 222, Rc 216, and Rc 402, which […]

Farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program were impressed with the crop stand of rice varieties and efficiency of a rice machine showcased in Brgy. Balza, Malinao, Albay. “Varieties shown in the techno demo have more tillers and grains, which hint high harvest,” a farmer included in the 50 field visitors said. Called Palay Sikatan, the 6-ha techno demo field showcased NSIC Rc 222, Rc 216, Rc 160, […]

PalaySikatan – a technology demonstration farm by the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)-Seed Program provided a venue for farmers in the Bicol Region to know more about modern rice production. “I learned the proper way of cultivating rice through PalaySikatan. I used to immediately spray pesticide on my crop at the sight of insects. Now, I first check whether the insects are beneficial or harmful to my crop, and whether […]

For almost 25 years, Bobby M. Abad, 41 of Magarao, Camarines Sur, has been reaping only 300 bags (50kg/sack) from his 5-ha rice field. He thought that his yield will no longer improve as his farm is 150m near the coastal line. For lack of other choices, he had been planting an irrigated lowland variety. Through a project collaboration, Abad at last received free seeds of NSIC Rc 338 (Salinas […]