Posted by Allan Biwang Jr. Oct - 2 - 2018
Farmers across the country had benefited from the decades-long cooperation project between Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Through the partnership among Japanese and Filipino experts, extensionists, farmers, and local government units, cold-tolerant rice varieties, labor-saving machines, and rice and rice-based technologies were developed and improved. Working together From 1992 to 2010, JICA dispatched 70 experts led by Drs. Hitoshi Takahashi, Norio Nakaya, Moriyuki Shigyo, and […]
Posted by Allan Biwang Jr. Apr - 18 - 2018
The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is assisting the indigenous people (IP) in Sarangani to protect their traditional rice varieties (TRVs). “We have been waiting for this move from the government to conserve our traditional varieties. The entire IP community fully supports this project,” expresses Mr. Celito C. Terando, provincial government project manager of Sulong Tribu. As Sarangani is one of the areas most vulnerable to drought, preserving the seeds […]
Posted by Anna Marie Berto Apr - 11 - 2018
Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, agriculture committee chair, urged rice farmers to use quality rice seeds and farm machineries to earn good income and become competitive in the local and international market. “[Trade liberalization compels us to be more competitive as agricultural crops such as rice from other countries will easily be available in the market]. To compete [with other rice-producing countries such as Vietnam], you have to reduce production cost. […]
Posted by philrice-admin Nov - 4 - 2014
The Philippines, which achieved 97-percent rice self-sufficiency last year, is now the Asia`s fastest rice producer after registering a 4.04 -percent average change improvement in milled rice production from 2010-2013.
Posted by Web Team Nov - 3 - 2014
Written by The Web Team Monday, 3 November 2014 Rice farmers can easily manage their fields with the aid of Rice Crop Manager (RCM), an internet-based software that is currently being disseminated to farmers in rainfed lowland rice areas. Funded by the International Fund for Agriculture Development, RCM is a location-specific decision support software that helps farmers calculate the right kind and amount of fertilizer needed in their rice fields. […]
Posted by Web Team Oct - 23 - 2014
The first ever Filipino and the first woman to receive the Asian-wide Senadhira Rice Research Award is a PhilRice breeder. Thelma F. Padolina, a chemist-turned-breeder, who has been breeding for more than 30 years, will receive this award on Oct. 30 during the International Rice Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. “When I was informed that I am chosen to receive the award, I was overwhelmed with joy. This award is important […]
Posted by Mary Grace Nidoy Oct - 23 - 2014
The Korea Project on International Agriculture (KOPIA) through the Rural Development Administration is helping farmers earn millions by partnering with farmers’ cooperatives. “This is our way of helping the cooperatives and its members become millionaires,” Dr. Norvie Manigbas, project leader said. The Sinibaan Farmers Association in Dingle, Ilo-Ilo and the Bohol Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative in Pilar, Bohol received registered seeds (RS) during the Farmers’ Filed Day on Oct. 6 and […]
Posted by Web Team Oct - 20 - 2014
Rice farming and coastal communities may soon benefit from the first nipa bioethanol production facility launched on Oct. 7 in Brgy. Cabaggan, Pampalona, Cagayan. Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr., executive director of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), said that the bioethanol project in Cagayan, a province in Northern Luzon with rich source of nipa extracts, may help supply local energy demand. “Fossil resources have been dwindling since the 1970s. This […]