DA-PhilRice top officials show their commitment and support in the  delivery of high-impact research and development initiatives during their recent visits to some branch stations. Dr. Eduardo Jimmy P. Quilang, deputy executive director (DED) for research, inspected  the newly acquired seed production area, on-site research on rice-rice-mungbean, and rice-rice-corn cropping patterns research and demonstration field, and facilities of DA-PhilRice Isabela during its 30th anniversary celebration on Jan. 17-19. He also […]

Mula sa anumang pagsubok ay titindig at babangon ang mga magsasakang Pinoy. Kabalikat ang Kagawaran ng Agrikultura at mga sangay nito, inaasahang ang ani at kita nila ay tataas habang ang gastos ay pinabababa.

DA-PhilRice Negros has partnered with the Central Philippines State University, Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology, and the Provincial Agriculture Office in integrating  support tools to help farmers increase their rice yields and reduce production costs. These support tools include the MOET, MOET App, Leaf Color Chart, LCC App, and Rice Crop Manager Advisory Service. The local government units of EB Magalona, Calatrava, Don Salvador Benedicto, Murcia, Pontevedra, […]

Executive Director John C. de Leon has constituted a team to craft a “refreshed” DA-PhilRice Strategic Plan 2023-2028 with the theme, “Rethinking Rice Security in the New Normal: Sufficient Anywhere.” They are expected to “craft the immediate, medium-term, and long-term plans pertaining to our R4D, personnel, funding, and governance that will help PhilRice stay strong, relevant, and effective; improve its performance; and become more responsive to the circumstances, underlying trends, […]

Amidst the rising prices of fertilizers in the country, DA-PhilRice launched the balanced fertilization strategy during this dry season Lakbay Palay, April 6-7. Together with the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), Agricultural Training Institute, and Agriculture and Fisheries Information Division, DA’s campaign “Abonong Swak (Swak sa badyet, swak sa palay),” was promoted to urge farmers to complement inorganic fertilizer application with organic materials.  Nutrient experts from DA said […]

DA-PhilRice celebrated the 2022 National Women’s Month (NWM) this March to cap the 6-year recurring theme, “We Make Change Work for Women” focusing on the sub-theme: Agenda ng Kababaihan Tungo sa Kaunlaran. The institute’s activities were aligned with the three-point objectives of the NWM celebration: inform and engage women as stakeholders of government programs and services, create and facilitate platforms to discuss good practices, gaps, challenges, and commitments in pursuing […]

BETTER MENTAL HEALTH. Building mental resilience is a critical life skill that one needs to take to heart, Majella Tumangan-Villaroman, President and CEO of myCORD Corporation, said during the culmination of the Women’s Month celebration at DA-PhilRice. MyCORD Corporation is an international Employee Assistance Program Provider in the Philippines with a digital platform that connects mental health counselling, and life coaching, crisis, and people management. Conducted through Zoom and livestreamed […]

For a technology to make a meaningful impact – transforming lives and communities – it must reach a multitude of users. This entails extensive resources. But with consolidated efforts and well-thought out strategies, technologies can reach more even with less resources. This issue of our magazine unveils stories of technology scaling that are expected to make or have already made an impact on farmers and their communities.