Golden Rice is now safe for public consumption. DA-PhilRice and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) are now drawing up plans to “deploy” this rice variety in the regions. DA-PhilRice Agusan will oversee seed production of Golden Rice and development of pilot-scale strategies in Regions 10 and Caraga. Dr. Ronan G. Zagado, Golden Rice Program leader, assured Agusan branch staff during a technical briefing on May 19, the rice is safe […]

We show you the future of rice farming at our FutureRice Farm! If you find yourself in the Science City of Muñoz, do come by PhilRice and go straight to the FutureRice Farm. Here, we show our work on farm automation, demonstration of yield-enhancing and cost-reducing technologies and cropping systems, and agritourism. Recently, we have had paddy arts featuring President Duterte and Vice-President Robredo—in the past, we’ve had AlDub, and […]