Written by the Web Team   The People`s Republic of China will help increase the productivity of Filipino farmers for the next five years as the second phase of its technical cooperation project begins this month. To be implemented until 2016, the Philippine-Sino Center for Agricultural Technology (PhilSCAT) project, aims to breed new hybrids using the Philippine’s local and China`s rice germplasm and to introduce China`s hybrid rice varieties in […]

Written by the Web Team   Dr. Gelia T. Castillo, national scientist and member of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Board of Trustees, challenged Mindanao farmers to improve their yield during the Farmers’ Field Day and Forum in PhilRice Agusan in Basilisa, Remedios T.  Romualdez, Agusan del Norte, Sept. 22. Close to 1,000 farmers, students, representatives of local government units, and members of the press from Regions 10, 11, […]

Written by the Web Team   Farmers can soon cut on fuel expenses as the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) tests the efficiency of its developed biofuel on machines. The plan is an offshoot of a recent lecture by Dr. Rico O. Cruz, an expert on biofuel from Oregon, USA, who promoted Cruzesterification, a process of producing biodiesel from used vegetable oils. “Producing biodiesel using Cruzesterification makes the production of […]

Written by the Web Team   Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – To help farmers respond to the challenges of achieving rice self-sufficiency in two-years time, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) donated books yesterday to the Farmers’ Information and Technology Services (FITS) centers in municipalities with location-specific technology development sites. “[As a one-stop information shop on agriculture], FITS is a good partner in bringing our innovations to the […]

Written by the Web Team   Farmers in Central Mindanao experience the benefits of controlled irrigation (CI), a technology being promoted by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), in efficiently managing water supply and increasing rice yield. A water-saving technology, CI lessens farmers` fear of water delay when the soil surface of their fields becomes dry. Through CI, irrigation is controlled through observation wells installed in the fields 15-20 cm […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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), […]