Posted by Web Team Jul - 18 - 2011
Written by the Web Team President Benigno S. Aquino III has appointed Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr, a plant breeder and academician, as the new executive director of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), July 4, vice Atty. Ronilo A. Beronio. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, on the other hand, swore him into office on July 13. Rasco said, during the turnover ceremony for PhilRice chief today, […]
Posted by Web Team Jul - 1 - 2011
Written by the Web Team Diversifying diet will not only improve Filipinos nutrition but will also contribute in achieving national food security and rice self-sufficiency by 2013, think tank of the Philippine Food Staples Self-sufficiency Roadmap (FSSR) for 2011-2016 advocated. In the country’s FSSR, a document produced through series of workshops spearheaded by the Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA), substituting other staples for rice is seen […]
Posted by Web Team Jun - 17 - 2011
Written by the Web Team The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country`s lead agency in rice research and development, will train extension workers from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) following the letter of agreement (LOA) recently signed between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Starting June 20, a four-month rice production program will be conducted at PhilRice`s Central Experiment Station in Nueva Ecija […]
Posted by Web Team Jun - 17 - 2011
Written by the Web Team The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country’s lead agency in rice science and development, has launched pages on Facebook and Twitter to promote dialogue among rice stakeholders and serve as journalists’ reporting tool. The “Rice Matters” page is “intended to be a platform where progressive farmers, extension workers, journalists, and the general public could immediately access, post, and comment on rice-related information and […]
Posted by Web Team Jun - 17 - 2011
Written by the Web Team Extension workers and other intermediaries can better help rice farmers this wet season, the planting time when rice crop are more susceptible to pests, through the Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank (www.pinoyrkb.com) or PinoyRice. Maintained by the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture (OpAPA), PinoyRice is a one-stop source of information on Philippine rice production featuring agricultural information resources developed by Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), […]
Posted by Web Team Jun - 13 - 2011
Written by the Web Team Famers` participation in selecting blast-resistant rice varieties planted in the community is the key to manage blast, a study of the Crop Protection Division (CPD) of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) showed. The team of Dr. Truong Hoai Xuan, who led the study, Ecological Risk Management of Blast Endemic in Rainfed Lowland Rice, assisted rice farmers of Brgy. San Francisco, Sto. Domingo, Nueva Ecija […]
Posted by Web Team Jun - 1 - 2011
Written by the Web Team The Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers recognized the work of engineers based at Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) during its 61st Annual National Convention in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. The paper, Regulated deficit irrigation for rice-based watermelon under Ilocos condition of Noel D. Ganotisi, Romel A. Batuac, and Reynaldo C. Castro, was adjudged best paper in irrigation, soil, water, and Geographical Information System […]
Posted by Web Team Jun - 1 - 2011
Written by the Web Team Dr. Evelyn B. Gergon, plant pathologist of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), was conferred the G.O. Ocfemia Outstanding Plant Pathologist Award in Research by the Philippine Phytopathological Society, Inc. during the recent 42nd Anniversary and Annual Scientific Conference of the Pest Management Council of the Philippines, Inc. Gergon, head of PhilRice’s Germplasm and Seed Health Division, was recognized for her pioneering research in […]
Posted by Web Team Jun - 1 - 2011
Written by the Web Team NSIC Rc214 (Tubigan 16) and Rc212 (Tubigan 15), rice varieties bred by the International Rice Research Institute, outperformed other varieties tested in the Location-Specific Technology Development (LSTD) project sites of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Mindanao. The varieties, released in 2009, were found to be more productive by farmers in Asuncion and Tagum City, Davao del Norte; Veruela, Agusan del Sur; and […]
Posted by Web Team May - 20 - 2011
Written by the Web Team Farmers in the province of Aurora are adopting PalayCheck®, an integrated crop management system for rice developed mainly by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), to help the province in its bid to be known as the country`s “haven of fancy rice.” Rolando C. San Gabriel, lead of the AURora`s ORganically Grown Aromatic Rice (Aurora) projects, said 22 farmers who are planting Basmati rice […]