Farmers in Atimonan, Quezon have seen a significant increase in yield and income by using certified inbred seeds from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program and adopting new farming practices. Nhel Victor Verastigue, president of Brgy. Malusak Rice Farmers Association, reported that the certified inbred seeds, NSIC Rc 216, he received from RCEF doubled his yield from the usual 3.3t/ha to 6.6t/ha. Meanwhile, Joselyn Anda, president of Brgy. […]

Farmers in Laguna and Quezon have shown preference for the 500 series varieties, particularly NSIC Rc 512 and Rc 508, which were distributed by the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program. In RCEF technology demonstration sites called PalaySikatan, rice growers from Nagcarlan, Laguna, praised NSIC Rc 512 for its high tiller count, sturdiness, and disease resistance.  Meanwhile, farmers in Infanta, Quezon, preferred NSIC Rc 508 for its elongated grains […]

Farmers trying out a walk-behind mechanical transplanter for the first time are amazed by its derived savings and efficiency.  Jobani King Zacarias, a farmer-cooperator from Infanta, Quezon, who recently tried the machine, shared that he typically spends P4,000 on labor to manually transplant half a hectare of crops. However, with the mechanical transplanter, he cut his expenses nearly in half, spending only P2,600.  “It is also highly efficient. Before, I […]

About 27,000 farmers who have received certified inbred seeds from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program in Quezon are hopeful for a good harvest this April. Melinda P. Cerdon, project partner in Mulanay, expects a repeat of high yield from the PSB Rc 18 she received from the program.  “I’ve been harvesting 1.5t/ha for almost two decades. But for the first time in 2020, I gained 4.5t/ha,” she […]

Candelaria farmers in Quezon— the first Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) farmer-partners who tried the Binhi e-Padala in the province, were satisfied with the inbred rice certified seeds distribution in their area in Dec. last year. Rosalinda Ramos Porto shared that from 30 min to an hour waiting time during regular seed distribution, the transaction using the system only took around 3-5 min. She added that the distribution had no […]