High-zinc rice grown by farmers in Pila, Laguna will soon be used in children’s feeding program, signaling the start of a wider initiative linking rice farming to nutrition efforts in seven provinces. The project partnership, “Stronger Together: United for Children’s Nutrition, Mental Health, and Education,” marked its first high-zinc rice harvest in Laguna, May 5, through the harvesting of NSIC Rc 648, attended by nearly 200 farmers, local officials, and […]

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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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