Drought has always been an intense foe of Faustino Medina, a rice farmer from Barangay Bantug, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. This enemy always left him with low yield – a deep, painful wound for his pockets and their household table. His story represents most Philippine farming communities whose main staple and source of livelihood is rice. During an El Niño phenomenon, rice production is most challenging as it […]

MANGATAREM, PANGASINAN – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar commends farmers under the Rice Business Innovations System (RiceBIS) Mangatarem Modern Farm Project who are top yielders during the recent Gawad Ani Achievement Day.  Raymundo Banaga achieved the highest yield of 8t/ha for the 2021 wet season, followed by Jun Espiritu with 6.2 t/ha, and Rolando Sevilla with 5.3 t/ha yield. Dar also congratulated the RiceBIS project team and the […]

The Korea Program on International Agriculture (KOPIA) Center in the Philippines turned over 13 greenhouses to farmers’ associations in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija, May 18. Three greenhouses were awarded to the Buklod ng Nagkakaisang Magsasaka ng Batitang (BNMB) farmers’ association and four to Ugat-Uhay Farmers’ Association (UUFA). This is in addition to the six greenhouses already turned over to them. “These greenhouses will help raise farmers’ income [with the crops they […]