To help farmers maximize water use and improve irrigation efficiency, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, in partnership with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), have trained about 130 NIA Region 1 staff on Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) and other water-saving technologies. Held in four batches at PhilRice Batac, the two-day training provided hands-on learning on the said technology that can reduce water […]