Sadyang hindi natin mapipigilan ang pagdating ng El Niño. Ngunit maaari nating mapaghandaan ito sa paraang PISIKAL, MENTAL, EMOSYONAL, PINANSYAL, at maging ESPIRITWAL. Sa paghahanda, mas malaki ang tyansa na maiwasana ang matinding pinsalang hatid nito. Kaya naman, hangad namin na subukan nyo ang aming mga rekomendasyon nang masigurado pa ring kikita sakali mang matindi ang pinsalang mararanasan ng ating palayan.

El Niño is usual in the Philippine rice agriculture setting. What makes it different each time is its level of intensity and frequency; thereby, affecting the already heavily challenged rice farmers. Various studies have been done, some ongoing, to identify best-fit practices in managing the ill effects of this phenomenon. With the available technologies and interventions, farmers and local executives can better manage the expected impacts of El Niño, and […]

Keeping farmers and their communities to heart.After the pandemic brought us to a standstill, the world is gradually recovering from the negativities it marked in some sectors. Currently, the agriculture sector is blooming, growing from the pit of the pandemic, which proves that it is one of the pillars of our survival. PhilRice continues to contribute in the revitalizing of the sector through its new strategic planand programs.

Hangad ng Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) ang kasaganaan ng magsasaka Upang maisakatuparan ito, nakaalalay ang RCEF sa pamamagitan ng pamamahagi ng libreng binhi, makina, at pagsasanay. Mga sangkap na makatutulong magpataas ng ani at kita ng mga magsasaka. Isama mo pa ang mga pahiram na may mababang interes Inaasahang ang apat na sangkap na ito ang bubuo sa mas matatag na magsasakang Pinoy na kayang makipagsabayan sa banyagang exporter […]

We are unstoppable. Amid the threat of COVID-19, we, together with our partners, continuously generate knowledge, develop high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies and practices, and deploy strategies to reach more rice farmers. In this issue of the magazine, we celebrate the triumphs of the farmers whose lives have changed for the better and share stories of the unceasing service of the Institute and its partners for the Filipino rice farmers from […]

On the only way to a farm in Mataragan, Malibcong, Abra. Rice researchers, extension workers, development communicators, and other stakeholders travail long, difficult, and sometimes dangerous trails just to produce and bring the best technologies to the most obscure fields – for their dedication to service and love for farmers outweigh all the risks and hardships. This issue presents their stories that might have been unnoticed but have brought change […]

Sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin kabilang na rin ang gastusin sa pagpapalayan, mainam na subukang isapuso at isagawa ang mga diskarte sa pagsasaka nang makamit ang mataas na ani at kita sa paraang hindi masakit sa bulsa. Mula sa pagpili ng dekalidad na binhi, paggamit ng organiko at inorganikong pataba, madiskarteng pamuksa sa peste at sakit hanggang sa paggamit ng makina tulad ng transplanter at combine […]

While restrictions during the peak of COVID-19 response had slowed down our institutional operations, the quality of our technologies that reached the farmers still enabled a record-high 2021 palay output of 19.96 million metric tons. In this issue, we share stories of recovery and growth as we continue to live up to expectations as the country’s premier rice research for development institution.

Mula sa anumang pagsubok ay titindig at babangon ang mga magsasakang Pinoy. Kabalikat ang Kagawaran ng Agrikultura at mga sangay nito, inaasahang ang ani at kita nila ay tataas habang ang gastos ay pinabababa.

For a technology to make a meaningful impact – transforming lives and communities – it must reach a multitude of users. This entails extensive resources. But with consolidated efforts and well-thought out strategies, technologies can reach more even with less resources. This issue of our magazine unveils stories of technology scaling that are expected to make or have already made an impact on farmers and their communities.