Written by the Web Team   Studies of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) on water-saving technology and improving unproductive soils were recognized during the 62nd Annual National Convention and 23rd Philippine Agricultural Engineering Week held in Puerto Prinsesa City, Palawan, April 23-27. Hosted by the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers, the scientific gathering had noted the works of Engrs. Evangeline B. Sibayan, Noel D. Ganotisi, and Kristine C. Samoy-Pascual. Sibayan’s […]

Written by the Web Team   A study of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhlRice) had recommended the indirect engagement of youth in rice farming as results revealed that farmers’ children care about the livelihood that had supported their family. The study of Jaime A. Manalo IV titled, Really, they don’t want to farm?: Challenging existing orthodoxies on youth perceptions on rice farming in the Philippines challenged wide perception on youth […]

Written by the Web Team   The Crop Science Society of the Philippines (CSSP) had awarded researchers of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) during its 42nd annual conference held at A&A Hotel in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, April 16-21. With the theme, Linking crop science technology and farmers toward sustainable agricultural productivity, the six-day conference highlighted special awards and paper and poster competitions in upstream and downstream research, socio-economics, and […]

Written by the Web Team   The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had tied-up with Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) to lead its second five-year project to improve agriculture production in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). To be implemented until 2017, the technical cooperation project called Rice-based farming technology project for ARMM, is in full swing this month in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of […]

Written by the Web Team   To encourage more innovation in rice science and development, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) will host a patent library following a memorandum of agreement (MOA) recently signed between the Institute and Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IP Philippines). Jerry C. Serapion, in-charge of PhilRice’s Intellectual Property Management, said the agreement was forged to educate researchers on global scientific and technology information and facilitate […]

Written by the Web Team   The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) signed on March 28 a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Lakbay-Palay conducted at Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) based in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. The MOU, which aims to increase rice yield while reducing farm expenses, stipulates that DA through PhilRice will train farmer-leaders in agrarian reform communities (ARCs) on […]

Written by the Web Team   Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country’s lead in rice science and development, had conducted Lakbay-Palay with Atty. Virgilio R. de los Reyes, Department of Agrarian Reform secretary, as keynote speaker, March 28. “Lakbay-Palay is our first Institutional Field Day for the year and we’re happy that farmers shared their experiences on trying our technologies. This gave us feedback on how our technologies have […]

Written by the Web Team   Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala urges about 1,000 farmers and students to help the country in its bid for rice self-sufficiency by sharing the practices and technologies they learned from the Science and Technology Based Farm (STBF) and Gulayan sa Barangay projects. During the farmers’ field day and graduation of the STBF farmer-beneficiaries and Gulayan sa Barangay student-participants in Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro last March […]

Written by the Web Team   North Cotabato farmers are now practicing synchronous planting after they tried a water-saving technology promoted by Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country’s lead agency in rice science and development. Engr. Flora Mae D. Respicio, principal engineer of M’lang/Malasila River Irrigation Systems (MLARIS), said controlled irrigation, a practical technique on saving irrigation water without decreasing yield, enabled farmers to share water supply with rice […]

Written by the Web Team   Health researchers said on Thursday they had found a troubling link between higher consumption of rice and Type 2 diabetes, a disease that in some countries is becoming an epidemic. Further work is need to probe the apparent association and diets that are notoriously high in sugar and fats should remain on the no-go list, they cautioned. “What we`ve found is white rice is […]