Making machinery available and accessible to more farmers is a big challenge, but thanks to our partner manufacturers, it became possible. The two-decade partners PhilRice and Guimba, Nueva Ecija-based Val Agri signed a licensing agreement in 2020 to manufacture and commercialize the machines for land preparation and post-harvest, such as microtiller, laboy tiller, reversible flatbed dryer, and seed cleaner. Microtiller is a lightweight equipment used for tilling small-sized paddies, while […]

Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program has taken a significant step forward by allocating over 100,000 bags of certified inbred seeds to Central Luzon.  The program began with a kick-off ceremony in five provinces, with 116, 000 bags of inbred seeds distributed across 115 municipalities.  Aurora province received 9,940 bags, while Bataan is slated to receive 10,723 bags, Bulacan is set to be provided with 26,808 bags, Pampanga with […]

About 70 farmers in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija are benefitting from a project funded by the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA). Through the project titled, “Development of the Pilot Village Project for the Establishment of Protective Cultivation and Postharvest Management of Vegetables,” members of the Buklod ng Nagkakaisang Magsasaka ng Batitang (BNMB) Farmers’ Association and Ugat-Uhay Farmers’ Association (UUFA) were trained on rice-based vegetable production. Following a recent week-long […]

Where will your P20 take you? While the P20/kg price tag for rice may seem a far-fetched idea, the SanGlad RiceBIS Farmers Association is turning this wish into a reality for the Midsayap residents. The association’s product was first purchased by the locals during the Lakbay Palay event of DA-PhilRice Midsayap last year. According to Merily Ortega, association president, the Rice Business Innovations System (RiceBIS) Community Program taught them the […]