Written by the Web Team   An expert of Japan-Philippines technical cooperation project had introduced a technique that aims to efficiently disseminate agricultural technologies in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Dr.  Hideyuki Kanamori, senior advisor of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), trained 35 ARMM-based extension workers on Process Description (PD) method in a recent training of trainers (TOT) series.   The training, co-implemented by Philippine Rice Research Institute […]

Written by the Web Team   Crop protection expert based at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) urged farmers to plant vegetables along rice bunds to help manage pests, during the Ecological Engineering in Pest Management seminar at PhilRice, May 24. Gertrudo S. Arida, division head of PhilRice Crop Protection Division said planting vegetables such as okra, kalabasa, talong provides food for egg parasitoids and shelter for predators. “Palayamanan® or […]

Written by the Web Team   The executive director of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), urged the rice sector to consider green and smart initiatives to attain food security and sufficiency. Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr highlighted energy in rice farming, mechanization, biotechnology, use of information and communication technologies, and upcoming Philippine Rice Academy as some green and smart initiatives that could help the country achieve rice self-sufficiency. Speaking in […]

Written by the Web Team   The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and Aurora province had agreed to a two-year project that aims to increase farm productivity in the Region III’s third largest land. Starting June, project stakeholders in Auroroa led by Gov. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo and PhilRice’s Technology Management and Services Division will promote recommended pest management practices and diversified farming after series of consultation with the farmers. Castillo, who […]

Written by the Web Team   Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) had tapped the potential of youth in Aurora to serve as infomediaries, or people who help others access information, through a three-day training at PhilRice Central Experiment Station in Nueva Ecija, May 7-9. Composing the core group of the Sagot ko ang magulang ko, a campaign to mobilize the Filipino youth to serve as infomediaries, 34 students from Maria […]

Written by the Web Team   Complete structure of rice plant can be preserved until four years using a plant preservation technique developed in Korea. Dr. Jeong-Kwon Nam, rice breeder from the National Institute of Crop Science of Korea’s Rural Development Authority, recently trained researchers of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) on rice plant liquid preservation at the Korean Project on International Agriculture (KOPIA) Center based in Science City of […]

Written by the Web Team   Studies of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) on water-saving technology and improving unproductive soils were recognized during the 62nd Annual National Convention and 23rd Philippine Agricultural Engineering Week held in Puerto Prinsesa City, Palawan, April 23-27. Hosted by the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers, the scientific gathering had noted the works of Engrs. Evangeline B. Sibayan, Noel D. Ganotisi, and Kristine C. Samoy-Pascual. Sibayan’s […]

Written by the Web Team   A study of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhlRice) had recommended the indirect engagement of youth in rice farming as results revealed that farmers’ children care about the livelihood that had supported their family. The study of Jaime A. Manalo IV titled, Really, they don’t want to farm?: Challenging existing orthodoxies on youth perceptions on rice farming in the Philippines challenged wide perception on youth […]

Written by the Web Team   The Crop Science Society of the Philippines (CSSP) had awarded researchers of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) during its 42nd annual conference held at A&A Hotel in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, April 16-21. With the theme, Linking crop science technology and farmers toward sustainable agricultural productivity, the six-day conference highlighted special awards and paper and poster competitions in upstream and downstream research, socio-economics, and […]

Written by the Web Team   The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had tied-up with Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) to lead its second five-year project to improve agriculture production in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). To be implemented until 2017, the technical cooperation project called Rice-based farming technology project for ARMM, is in full swing this month in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of […]