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.

The Institute supports professionalization as one of the Department of Agriculture’s strategies in transforming Philippine agriculture. Strengthening the agriculture career system, improving farm business management, engaging the youth and women, and providing easy and efficient services could help achieve a food-secure and resilient Philippines.

The UN launched the first Food Systems Summit as a call for a global transformation in food systems. World leaders deem the current food systems as unresponsive to overcoming hunger, unhealthy, and destructive to the environment. Amidst these challenges, transformations are currently edging on the fields with diverse crops, cultivated in a safe fashion and sold in a fair market by farmers who were organized and supported through government interventions. […]

Hangad ng DA-PhilRice ang maginhawang paggamit ng mga teknolohiyang nagpapataas-ani at kita para sa mga magsasaka. Kaya naman maging digital farming ay inilalako na rin. Sa ating mga magsasaka, subukan ang mga digital applications tulad ng Rice Crop Manager o Leaf Color Computing. Pwede na rin gamitin ang Facebook, Youtube, online training , o text center sa pagkuha ng impormasyon. Ano pang hinihintay mo, pili na nang ani at kita […]

The dawning of Agri 4.0 brings both challenges and opportunities in equal measure. With inclusive technologies that transcend generations, our farmers will have to brave the new world of smart/digital farming with an open mind for transformative change. This issue of the PhilRice Magazine shows how the different applications of digital agriculture can change how our farmers and other stakeholders are understood, supported, connected, made more resilient, and empowered along […]

Hangad ng DA-PhilRice ang masaganang ani at kita ng bawat magsasaka. Kaya naman patuloy ang pagtuklas ng mga teknolohiyang magpapaginhawa sa buhay ng magsasakang Pilipino. Sa ating mga magsasaka, nawa’y mapanatag kayo sa mga teknolohiyang aming handog. Huwag kayong mag-alala, sagot namin kayo!

The windfall of clustering was best synthesized by the quote: “Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.” This issue of PhilRice magazine documents our farmers’ journey on becoming better versions of themselves – as agripreneurs and stewards of entrusted assets. They are the champion-farmers whose stories are treasures worth retelling in this new normal when hope and inspiration are continually needed to live on.