Written by the Web Team   The Sagot ko ang magulang ko or Infomediary Campaign, an initiative led by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) that aims to mobilize youth to be agriculture infomediaries, has stepped-up its activities with the inclusion of climate change module in the country’s technical-vocational curriculum. Jaime A. Manalo IV, campaign lead, said the module will be incorporated in the curriculum of 81 technical-vocational schools nationwide. […]

Written by the Web Team   Science City of Muñoz, the only science city in the country, supports the call for Filipinos to be RICEponsible or having a better attitude towards rice and farmers. In adopting the Be RICEponsible campaign, an offshoot of the declaration of the National Year of Rice in 2013, the local government unit headed by Mayor Nestor Alvarez, kicked off the city campaign through a recent […]

Written by the Web Team   Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr, executive director of the Philippine Rice Research Institute, cited the farmers in San Mateo, Isabela during the recent 6th Balatong Festival for being resourceful and open-minded. “Some farmers in the country are yet to adopt the intensified rice-based farming system and crop diversification, which we promote at PhilRice. Here, you amaze me with your productive farm practices and willingness […]

Written by the Web Team   PhilRice created its own hub to spearhead the planning and implementation of climate change management in relation to rice farming – the Climate Change Center (CCC). The center is tasked to conduct studies on understanding, impact assessment, and cushioning the effects of climate change to the rice industry. The Department of Agriculture has mandated all its attached-agencies to mainstream climate change in the Department’s […]

Written by the Web Team   PhilRice won major awards in the 64th Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE) Annual National Convention and 11th International Agricultural Engineering Conference and Exhibition held at the Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, April 21-26. Five of nine PhilRice technical papers that joined the oral presentation category won awards. Alexis Belonio and co-authors` Development of a Hydrous Ethanol Fuel Feeding Device for Spark – […]

Written by the Web Team   A study on providing timely and accurate information on rice production bested eight finalists under the Downstream Research category during the Crop Science Society of the Philippines Scientific Convention in Cebu City on May 12-16, 2014. Titled Rice Area Mapping and Yield Estimation for Crop Insurance in Leyte Province, the study had produced remote sensing-based information on rice area, production, yield estimates, and production […]

Written by the Web Team   A campaign that mobilizes the youth to engage in agriculture  was tapped by an international project to mold high school students as potential supporters in helping rice farmers adapt to climate change. The Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security  of the CGIAR partnered with  Sagot ko ang Magulang ko campaign to “develop an instructional module that will incorporate climate change as a […]

Written by the Web Team   Farming communities surrounding the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) based in RTR, Agusan del Norte consider the Institute as their “shelter from the challenges in rice production and during calamities.” In a recent focus group discussion conducted to identify the social impact of PhilRice, farmers said they have benefited from PhilRice’s technologies such as seeds, varieties, and pest management recommendations. Farmers said they have […]

Written by the Web Team   The Philippines, which achieved 97-percent rice self-sufficiency last year, is now the Asia`s fastest rice producer after registering a 4.04 -percent average change improvement in milled rice production from 2010-2013. Data from the World Market and Trade of the US Department of Agriculture showed that from 9.77 million metric tons of milled rice recorded in 2011, production increased to 10.99 million metric tons last […]

Written by the Web Team   With  hotter days during dry seasons, researchers based at Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) are advised not to bask under the sun when the UV index reaches  6. UV index is the measure of the UV radiation level entering the Earth’s atmosphere. To inform the researchers of the UV index, Dr. Jasper Tallada, PhilRice consultant and engineer, developed a tool  that provides easy access […]