Written by the Web Team   The challenge of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) to farmers to produce 10 t/ha and limiting expenses to P5 for every kilo produced under the Palayabangan: 10-5 Challenge will help prepare farmers for the free trade in 2015. In his speech during the PhilRice-hosted Lakbay-Palay 2013, Dr. Eufemio Rasco Jr., PhilRice executive director, said that one of the issues confronting the country’s economy, including […]

Written by the Web Team   A group of indigenous peoples in Occidental Mindoro will benefit from the Farmers` Field Day recently conducted by the local government of the province and Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Comprising 30 percent of the total population of the province, the more than 150 Mangyan farmers came from Ulanguan, Banganay, and Sili. The field day highlighted the varietal trial of eight different rice varieties, […]

Written by the Web Team   Agriculture Secretary Proceso J Alcala is optimistic that the country will soon achieve rice self-sufficiency, as he witnessed good harvests of palay (paddy rice) in the provinces of Isabela and North Cotabato. Emphasizing that 2013 is officially the National Year of Rice, Alcala said the country’s farmers are now more inspired to produce more rice for the country’s food needs. In his visit to […]

Written by the Web Team   A water saving irrigation technology being promoted by PhilRice will be expanded to other areas under the Mlang/Malasila River Irrigation Systems (MLARIS), which will help the country achieve rice self-sufficiency. National Irrigation Administration-MLARIS Principal Engineer Flora May D. Respicio said that Controlled Irrigation (CI), a PhilRice-promoted water saving technology (WST), is a practical water saving technique in expanding irrigation serviceable areas. It can increase […]

Written by the Web Team   Four varieties released in 2011 were found to be tungro-resistant in Western Visayas, a study, which won the Best Poster Award under the rice breeding theme during the recent 26th National Rice Research and Development Conference, showed. The study titled, Genotypic responses of newly released rice varieties to local rice diseases in Western Visayas, showed that NSIC Rc238, Rc278, Rc280, and Rc282 showed resistance […]

Written by the Web Team   The Aetas, who are part of the one of most disadvantaged groups in Philippine society, are now learning the latest techniques in upland rice farming – thanks to the recent establishment of an Upland Rice Development Program-Farmer’s Field School (URDP-FFS) in Lupang Pangako, Zambales. The Aeta community has settled for two decades now in the area, where they learned to farm, after the eruption […]

Written by the Web Team   Oryza Online, a web-based user interface for the ORYZA2000 predictive crop growth software, which was developed by PhilRice Information Systems Division, placed second as Best Research Optimization App in the Bigas2Hack developer event conducted by Smart Communications Inc. and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Oryza Online makes it easier for ORYZA2000 to be used online so users do not have to install the […]

Written by the Web Team   Extending the shelf life of brown rice and imparting knowledge on how to prepare it are the most significant contributions of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) to the National Year of Rice 2013. In a survey conducted by the FNRI, Engr. Rosemarie G. Garcia said that besides its chewiness, the other problems seen by most people toward brown rice are its availability, […]

Written by the Web Team   Faced with natural and man-made threats, the rice sector is set to make fundamental shifts in scope and direction of its work to carry out its new advocacy, Clean, Green, Practical, and Smart Rice Farming Systems for Competitiveness, Sustainability, and Resilience (Clean GPS for CSR). Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr, executive director of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said in the recent 26th […]

Written by the Web Team   Sen. Cynthia A. Villar had emphasized the need to support research and development (R&D) initiatives for a more progressive agriculture sector, which she said, is the key to solving country’s poverty. Speaking in the 26th National Rice R&D Conference late last week, Villar said continued efforts in rice R&D will help the government bring about a “sustainable and inclusive economic growth.” “One of my […]