A Professor from the UP School of Economics (UPSE) supported the need to invest in agricultural R&D to help achieve rice competitiveness during the 30th National Rice R4D Conference held at PhilRice, September 5. “The goal to attain a competitive rice economy by 2022, as stated in the PhilRice strategic plan 2017-2022, through cutting-edge agriculture innovations guided by science-based and supportive policies is consistent with the broader objective –increasing growth […]

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 3 donated one unit each of rice transplanter and combine harvester to PhilRice, September 5 to help promote competitiveness among farmers through mechanization. PhilRice will work together with DA in implementing the rice mechanization program to enable small farmers improve their productivity through appropriate and efficient mechanization technologies. The memorandum of agreement between PhilRice and DA-Region 3 was signed during the 30th National […]

PhilRice will host the country’s largest gathering of rice stakeholders, researchers, and development workers at its Central Experiment Station, in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija on September 5-6. Over 500 participants, coming from the different government agencies, non-government organizations, private sector, and farmers, are expected to join the 30th National Rice R4D Conference with the theme Rice science and innovation for competitiveness and inclusive growth. This year’s guest […]

Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija – As part of its  new development program that aims to develop rice and rice-based enterprise models to enhance farmers’ income, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) conducted a 10-day training of trainers for RiceBIS Community Program implementers at its Central Experiment Station in Maligaya, Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, August 1-10. “The program called Rice Business Innovations Systems (Rice BIS) Community is […]

Awardees of the ASEAN Rice Science and Technology Ambassadors visited the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Central Experiment Station to learn the technologies and strategies of the Institute in helping the country achieve rice security, August 9. The awardees were recognized as outstanding rice scientists and farmers by the ASEAN Rice Science and Technology Ambassadors Award Search Committee on August 7 at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Auditorium […]

To increase public hybrid rice seed and commercial production in the Philippines, PhilRice conducted its first consultative meeting and planning workshop with seed growers and rice focal persons from Central Luzon, August 8. Richard Romanillos, science research specialist, urged the participants to engage in hybrid rice seed production to make hybrid seeds more available in the region in response to farmers’ public hybrid seed requirements, such as Mestiso 19 and […]

PhilRice Executive Director Sailila E. Abdula was recently recognized as Outstanding Rice Scientist of the Philippines by the ASEAN Rice Science and Technology Ambassadors Award Search Committee. “As a government employee, this means that the we are doing what is expected from us to help the people and having this award is more than just an achievement, it is also a challenge for me to continue doing researches to help […]

Over 500 farmers, students, and local stakeholders learned about hybrid rice and combine harvester during PhilRice Midsayap’s Lakbay Palay, July 20. “Our ambition is to be rice-secure and competitive. With hybrid rice and mechanization, we hope to attain this goal in the next few years,” PhilRice Acting Executive Director Sailila E. Abdula emphasized.  Hybrid rice is a type of rice that has been bred from two very different parents. The […]

Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) conducted a mindsetting exercise towards agripreneurship among the farmers of the Pinagbuklod na Adhika Credit Cooperative of Macarse, Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija as part of its RiceBIS Community Program, July 20. According to Dr. Ronan G. Zagado, PhilRice development communication specialist and the program campaign coordinator, RiceBIS stands for Rice Business Innovations System. It is a new development program launched by […]

Mabini, Pangasinan ― Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in this town trained on agriculture to build self-reliant farm households and communities. “We wanted to motivate the participants to engage in entrepreneurial activities by presenting some livelihood opportunities in agriculture,” says Dr. Ofelia Malonzo, PhilRice’s supervising science research specialist and project lead. This initiative was created through the partnership between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), […]