Binhi ang pundasyon ng pagsasaka. Ayon sa mga eksperto, ang pagtatanim ng de-kalidad na binhi ng rekomendadong barayti ay nakapagbibigay ng 5-20% dagdag ani sa tamang pangangalaga nito.  

The changing landscape of agriculture grows more challenges and spreads opportunities to explore other tools for cultivation like ICT to enhance precision and efficiency in rice research, development, and extension. This issue of the magazine peeks at the possibilities of integrating ICT in agriculture.

In December 2017, President Duterte signed Republic Act 10963 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. Like any innovation, this reform comes with birth pains. But don’t fret! PhilRice has a set of technologies for affected farmers to ease the pain.    

The key to rice security is ensuring that seeds are of high quality. In 2017, the Philippines achieved its highest rice production thus far. The use of quality seeds is one of the factors that made this possible. This issue features strategies that PhilRice and its partners are pursuing to make quality seeds available, accessible, and affordable to all Filipino rice farmers at all times to help them produce even […]

Ang bansang rice-secure ay laging may mabibili, masustansiya, abot-kaya, at ligtas-kainin na bigas. Alamin ang mga sangkap ng putaheng “Rice-Secure Philippines” sa pamamagitan ng iba’t-ibang programa ng PhilRice.   

PhilRice and its partners are now working together to unlock the door to rice security using different keys. This issue features how each key is designed to make the Filipino rice farmers and the Philippine rice industry more competitive.

Bukod sa kita sa pagtatanim ng palay, Iba’t-ibang diskarte ang pwedeng gawin upang kumita nang mas malaki. Ipinapakita ng pabalat ang iba’t-ibang mapagkakaperahan sa larangan ng pagpapalayan. Ikaw, ano’ng combo-panalo mo?

Machines are farmer’s allies. With machines, farmers could produce and earn more in a breeze helping them to confidently compete with rice-exporting neighboring countries. It is hoped that machines would become part of Filipino’s farming culture.

Sa isyu ng magasing ito, busisiin ang mga patotoo ng mga magsasakang tumaas ang ani at kita sa pagtatanim ng hybrid rice. Ma-inspire sa kanilang mga kwentong nagbigay ng ngiti sa kanilang mga labi. Paano nga ba mapatataas ang aning aabot hanggang 10 tonelada?

Intersections among rice, youth, and climate change are not always talked about. The cover shows that these three can be interrelated, with young people at the center. We show that young people are forces to be reckoned with when it comes to addressing issues relating to the impacts of climate change on rice and/or vice versa. Engaging them can mean favorable impacts on our rice-farming communities.