Written by the Web Team   Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country’s lead in rice research and development, maintains optimism that the country could be rice self-sufficient in 2013. Dr. Flordeliza H. Bordey, PhilRice socio-economist, said the country was 92% rice self-sufficient in 2011 at current domestic rice prices while import dependency was reduced to 8% with about 800,000-900,000 mt of rice bought from other countries.  “Rice production in […]

Written by the Web Team   Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Sec. Mario G. Montejo encouraged the rice sector to be smart during the recent 25th National Rice Research and Development Conference held at Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva, Ecija. “The industry must overcome constraints on rice production such as inadequate supply of quality seeds, prevalence of post-production and post-harvest losses, and high […]

Written by the Web Team   In the recently concluded Communication Policy Research (CPR)south7 and CPRafrica Conference in Mauritius, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) researcher Jaime A.  Manalo IV called for training infomediaries in the uplands. Infomediaries are people who facilitate access to information.  In Manalo’s research, he stressed the importance of mobilizing high school students to perform infomediary roles. Looking at the activity patterns and time allocations of the […]

Written by the Web Team   Rice plants in the no-tillage demonstration trial at Brgy. Dimasalang Sur, Talavera, Nueva Ecija stood strong unlike other crops that lodged with the recent heavy rains and strong winds. “I’m happy with the result of no-tillage technology or preparing the field without plowing and harrowing. My plants have more tillers and the leaves are more robust. Never thought though that this practice could minimize […]

Written by the Web Team   The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Murcia, Negros will widen its hybrid rice seed production area supporting Department of Agriculture (DA) Sec. Proceso J. Alcala’s request for expansion during his station visit, Sept. 11. Engr. Leo C. Javier, PhilRice branch manager, said DA is targeting 1,000 ha to be planted in Visayas and Mindanao starting this year until 2013 as strategy to help […]

Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr, PhilRice executive director, pushed for green and smart farming to transform the current food system during the 25th National Rice Research and Development Conference held in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Sept. 4-6. Green initiatives aim to reduce external input, particularly energy, while smart initiatives are knowledge-intensive and labor-reducing technologies. In his opening address, Rasco said the present food system needs changes as food […]

Written by the Web Team   Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr, PhilRice executive director, pushed for green and smart farming to transform the current food system during the 25th National Rice Research and Development Conference held in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Sept. 4-6. Green initiatives aim to reduce external input, particularly energy, while smart initiatives are knowledge-intensive and labor-reducing technologies. In his opening address, Rasco said the present […]

Written by the Web Team   The Department of Agriculture and its partner agencies are getting ready for next year’s stretch of the Food Staples Sufficiency Program (FSSP) through rice R&D review and planning workshop held at Philippine Carabao Center in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Sept 4-6. Supporting FSSP, the government’s banner program to attain sufficiency in rice and other major crops, 16 regional executive directors had presented […]

Written by the Web Team   Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – Hundreds of researchers, scientists, members of the academe, students, and farmers gathered at the Central Experiment Station of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) for the 25th National Rice R&D Conference, Sept. 4-6. With the theme, Green and smart rice farming for food sufficiency, the conference brought together some of the brightest minds in the Philippine rice […]

Written by the Web Team   Newly commercialized hybrid rice varieties bred by Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and University of the Philippines-Los Baños, withstood tungro infestations in some parts of the country where they were tested for adaptability. Mestiso 19 (NSIC Rc202H) and Mestiso 20 (NSIC Rc204H) produced high number of tillers and exhibited resistance to tungro in a series of adaptability trials conducted in Cagayan, Leyte, Aurora, and […]