Written by the Web Team   Responding to the call to be RICEponsible, artists from the GMA Network Artist Center recited the Panatang  Makapalay (Pledge for Rice), which will soon be aired on radio and in the television. Aljur Abrenica, Kris Bernal, Louise delos Reyes, Julie Anne San Jose, Kylie Padilla, and Mark Herras said that as Filipnos, they pledge not to waste rice and consider serving or ordering rice […]

Rice to the challenge. Farmers and producers commit themselves to fair competition by signing a contract of participation, Dec. 3, for the Palayabangan: the 10-5 Season 2 challenge.  The competition, which started in the wet season of 2013, aims to produce 10t/ha yield at P5 input cost for every kilo of palay. Current average yield is about 4t/ha while input cost is about P11/k of palay. Joining this season`s competition […]

Written by the Web Team   Miss Universe third runner-up Ariella Arida joined the Run4Rice, an advocacy run that aims to promote ways on how to be “RICEponsible,” held at the UP Los Baños grounds, Nov. 24. Spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture, the activity is part of the other runs conducted simultaneously in 11 regions in the country, which encourages the public to reduce rice wastage, eat brown rice […]

Written by the Web Team   Rice Crop Manager puts the power of technology into action by helping farmers decide how to manage their rice crops better. “The use of the Rice Crop Manager will hopefully bring an increase in yield or productivity, and also raise the income of farmers by about PhP4,000 per crop per hectare,” said Dr. Manny Regalado, acting deputy director for research at the Department of […]

Written by the Web Team   Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, a chain of large shopping malls in the country, had offered shoppers healthy food options featuring a healthier form of rice during the country`s first Brown Rice Day, Nov. 15. As part of their commitment to support the National Year of Rice, malls around Eastwood City, Lucky Chinatown Mall, Newport Mall at Resorts World Manila, Burgos Circle at Forbes Town Center, […]

Written by the Web Team   Almost three decades ago, pioneer breeders thought of ways to make rice, one of the world`s most popular staples, help solve a major malnutrition problem. Beginning in the early 1990s and using the tools of modern biotechnology, Ingo Potrykus, then of the Institute of Plant Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, worked with Peter Beyer from the University of Freiburg in Germany […]

Written by the Web Team   An advocacy run that aims to increase awareness on eating healthier forms of rice was held at the UP Diliman Academic Oval, Nov. 24, to help the Yolanda survivors. Regions I, IV-A, IX, XII, and ARMM also conducted simultaneous runs dubbed as Run4Rice:Run to be Riceponsible in celebration of the National Rice Awareness Month spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture and the Philippine Rice […]

Written by the Web Team   Rice with a twist. Students in Metro Manila had a taste of “rice mix” or rice blended with other staples during the country`s first Rice Mix Day to be launched by the Philippine Rice Research Institute at the Rice Garden in Rizal Park, Nov. 22. Corn grits, a staple in the Visayas region, was served to more than 500 urban kids and youth who […]

Written by the Web Team   President Benigno S. Aquino III had expressed support in biotechnology research including Golden Rice, a new type of rice that produces beta carotene. In a speech delivered by Department of Agriculture Sec. Proceso J. Alcala during the recent 7th International Rice Genetics Symposium in Makati, Aquino said that scientific research is needed to ensure stable food and enough rice for Filipinos. “From developing healthier, […]

Written by the Web Team   Can farming in the uplands and in the hilly and swamp areas be made profitable? The answer could be yes, but how? Addressing low productivity, scientists and researchers will gather for the 2013 Annual Forum of the Asia Rice Foundation on Nov. 22 to tackle the status, challenges, and opportunities in rice mechanization. Renewable energy and power sources for agriculture machines will also be […]