The Gender and Development Focal Point System and key officials of Philippine Rice Research Institute are set to improve its Level 2 standing.

While wisdom comes with age, the youth, when given the right opportunity, can actually become a strong force in the farming sector.

Management and officials of Philippine Rice Research Institute are recently trained on Gender, Diversity, and Inclusiveness.

Philippine Rice Research Institute initiated exchanges with the women-farmers and sexual minorities.

Children from neighbouring barangays of the Philippine Rice Research Institute here joined the station’s 28th Founding Anniversary celebration.

Researchers at Philippine Rice Research Institute in San Mateo, Isabela gear on developing and implementing gender-responsive projects in rice farming communities.

The Philippine Rice Research Institute in Nueva Ecija drums up good nutrition in its nearby communities through month-long activities for mothers and children in this year’s nutrition month.

With limited personnel at PhilRice’s satellite station in Samar, Riena D. Namoc has learned how to do various tasks and mastered the art of transitioning from one work to another.

The women-farmers in Quezon and Zamboanga del Norte are involved in more than half of the 51 farm activities from land preparation until selling of rice. Their counterpart in Pampanga, Agusan del Norte, Compostela Valley, Laguna, and Zamboanga del Sur does 3 to 6 segments of the farm work. They are mostly engaged during pulling of seedlings, transplanting, and harvesting.

In her talk at Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija on March 1, Ms Creselda O. Doble emphasized that the women are prone to mental health illness owing to their multitasking roles at home and the office. She encouraged PhilRice officials to ensure a well conceptualized performance management strategy and create a “positive team culture” to promote mental health for the rice research and […]