Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija ― Over 70 farmer-members of the Bantug Primary Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC) learned about the best practices in climate change adaptation and nutrient management in rice production in a farmers’ field day, May 5. Organized by Korea Program on International Agriculture (KOPIA) Center Philippines and PhilRice, the activity aims to help farmers manage climate change-related risks and maximize their yield through the use of different […]

                        The Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology (PSST) recognized researchers of PhilRice’s Agronomy, Soils, and Plant Physiology Division (ASPPD) during its scientific conference held at Bayfront Hotel, Cebu City, May 10-12. The study titled Isolation, characterization, and identification of plant growth-promoting Rhizobacteria  by Editha V. Evangelista won the 2nd place in the best paper award under the […]

Maligaya, Science City of Muñoz – PhilRice’s FutureRice program organized a Dayami Festival, an art competition to help strengthen the Institute’s campaign against the burning of rice straw, May 9. “Through this competition, we hope to encourage farmers not to burn rice straw, promote awareness on its effects to the environment, and teach them about the environment-friendly alternatives,” says Marian Rikka Añora, PhilRice researcher and organizer of the event. Burning […]

Maligaya, Science City of Muñoz – An international network of organizations eyed to promote the alternate wetting and drying method (AWD) for sustainable water use and environment conservation during their visit in PhilRice, May 11. Fifteen foreign members of the Taskforce Committee on the International Network for Water and Ecosystem in Paddy Fields (INWEPF), together with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and PhilRice experts considered the promotion of alternate wetting […]

In a typhoon-prone country like the Philippines, farm investments are always at risk! Dr. Ricardo Orge, a PhilRice engineer-scientist, has developed an innovation, called kwebo, to address this quandary. Orge said kwebo is an easy-to-construct, typhoon-resistant structure, requiring minimal involvement of skilled workers. The term kwebo is from two Filipino words, kweba (cave) and kubo (nipa hut) combined. It denotes a farm structure that has the strength of a cave, […]

Science City of Muñoz – Machines developed by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) were presented during the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) campus tour forum in a Nueva Ecija state university, May 3. The rice farming machines were displayed at the Central Luzon State University to raise awareness on how rice farming is being made competitive with the ASEAN integration. Hundreds of media and students were familiarized […]

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ－ Nineteen trainees from Sub-saharan Africa completed a two-month training course on rice seed production and extension methods to help strengthen rice production in Africa toward food and livelihood security in the region, March 6 – April 28. The training course aimed to enhance the participants’ knowledge and skills on rice production using the PalayCheck System as the platform focusing on the production of quality rice seeds. […]

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ ― A collaborative project between the Philippine and Korean governments has culminated with exceptional accomplishments presented in the completion ceremony held at PhilRice, Central Experiment Station, May 2. The project, Enhancing the Capacity of Production and Distribution of High-Quality Rice Seeds, is funded by the government of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Philippine Rice Research Institute […]

  Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has bred two promising hybrid lines that show outstanding high-yielding performance and resistance to bacterial leaf blight (BLB). Joanne D. Caguiat, PhilRice hybrid project leader, said most of the previously released hybrid rice varieties lack sufficient resistance to bacterial leaf blight (BLB), one of the common rice plant diseases that can cause a yield loss of […]

To provide awareness on the annual yield increase of rice due to researches on improving traits associated to high yield, PhilRice conducted a seminar on Genetic gain in rice held at its Central Experiment Station in Maligaya, Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, April 20. Dr. Shoba Venkatanagappa, senior scientist of the International Rice Research Institute, served as the speaker. In the seminar, Dr. Venkatanagappa explained that genetic gain in […]