PhilRice adheres to a system of quality management, environmental protection and occupational health and safety in its operations to advance rice research for development and extension (R4DE).

Agricultural Officer Dr. Bo Zhou (center) of the Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, visited PhilRice CES on August 7 for a discussion and progress of the “Building Capacity on Promoting Economically and Environmentally Efficient Rice Production through DSR” project with PhilRice’s DSR team. This project aims to support rice farmers in reducing production costs through the promotion of mechanized DSR technologies. During this visit, Dr. […]

To promote better health and nutrition in Samar, the Malusog Rice Program in Bicol joined the Nutrition Summit 2023 at Catbalogan City on July 13. Azryl May M. Jimenez, the station’s communication and stakeholder engagement officer shared Malusog rice’s role as a complementary solution to combat Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) and malnutrition. “This new type of rice can provide 30-50% of the estimated average requirement of vitamin A, and can […]

As one of the leading private universities in the country, Holy Angel University (HAU) shared its best practices on educating the public in a recent visit led by Dr. John C. de Leon, PhilRice executive director, HAU alumnus and recipient of the Order of Saint Gabriel Archangel Outstanding Achievement. The Pinatubo museum, Vicente Manansala collection, and the HAU history room were among the learning sites visited at HAU.

El Niño is usual in the Philippine rice agriculture setting. What makes it different each time is its level of intensity and frequency; thereby, affecting the already heavily challenged rice farmers. Various studies have been done, some ongoing, to identify best-fit practices in managing the ill effects of this phenomenon. With the available technologies and interventions, farmers and local executives can better manage the expected impacts of El Niño, and […]

Keeping farmers and their communities to heart.After the pandemic brought us to a standstill, the world is gradually recovering from the negativities it marked in some sectors. Currently, the agriculture sector is blooming, growing from the pit of the pandemic, which proves that it is one of the pillars of our survival. PhilRice continues to contribute in the revitalizing of the sector through its new strategic planand programs.

Amid challenging times, PhilRice soldiered on to meet the needs of its stakeholders, the rice farmers in particular. It was all systems go at PhilRice – innovations after innovations – the Institute invented and reinvented itself to ensure that the rice R4D is alive and relevant in the most trying times.