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 […]

Written by the Web Team   The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute in celebration of the National Year of Rice has set Nov. 15 to be the first Brown Rice Day in the country to promote better health to Filipinos. NYR campaign director Hazel V. Antonio said that the Brown Rice Day aims to encourage the food service industry to serve unpolished rice to increase public awareness on its […]

Written by the Web Team   An official of the Department of Agriculture is confident that farmers can profit P1 million  per hectare a year by optimizing their time and using alternative energy resources. Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr, executive director of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), said that out of 365 days in a year, Filipino farmers work for about 110-220 days in growing rice, leaving a “free time” […]

Written by the Web Team   The traditional practice of kaingin (slash and burn) can be avoided if certain farm technologies are implemented in upland farming areas, a researcher in a government institute said. “If there are existing lands that are cleaned through kaingin, farmers may go back there and use new technologies to prevent them from burning many forests,” Dr. Nenita Desamero of the Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Division […]