A PhilRice Negros study has identified rice varieties that are high-yielding and suited for climate types in Western Visayas. The study led by Alvin Palanog, senior science research specialist, tested 30 rice varieties to see which ones can thrive well in the region. NSIC Rc152 and PSB Rc14 were found to be the most stable in terms of high grain yield ranging from 6 – 8.7 t/ha and 5.8 – […]

We eat, work, and pray every day. Why not add exercise in between? Dr. Riza “Reeze” Abilgos-Ramos shares to us her journey as a nutritionist and her insights on work-life balance. Dr. Ramos is a supervising science research specialist at PhilRice’s Rice Chemistry and Food Science Division. Becoming a nutritionist During her childhood, Dr. Abilgos-Ramos was skinny and very sickly. She was among those who lined up for their school’s […]

The project “Real time deployment of pathogen-resistance genes in rice” is funded through the Newton Fund Sustainable Rice Programme and PhilRice’s Competitive Grant Scheme, involving international experts from the UK, Thailand, and the Philippines. It addresses challenges in global and regional food security in a changing climate by addressing issues relating to crop pests and diseases. It aims to develop and apply a combined modelling and field monitoring approach to […]

Globally, rice pests and diseases will remain as formidable threats to food production efforts. This means low rice yield for farmers, which translates to heightened poverty incidence and food supply imbalances. Dr. Jennifer T. Niones takes off from these challenges in doing host-pathogen interaction studies, leading to development of disease resistant varieties. She is a Supervising Science Research Specialist at PhilRice’s Crop Protection Division. Agri interest “I knew right away […]

PhilRice Negros in Murcia, Negros Occidental June 1-2    :    IT Roadshow June 1-9    :    Rice Boot Camp   PhilRice Bicol in Batang, Ligao City, Albay June 7-9        :      IT Productivity Seminar Roadshow June 26-30   :      Regional BR4D (Benchmarking of Research for Development)   PhilRice Central Experiment Station in Nueva Ecija June 5-7    :    Hybrid Workshop – […]

20th Annual Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology Scientific Conference Bayfront, Cebu City, 10-12 May 2017 EDITHA EVANGELISTA   –   2nd Best Paper (Junior Category) HARRY JAY CAVITE   –   3rd Best Paper (Senior Category) ANNIE ESPIRITU AND EVELYN JAVIER   –   2nd Best Poster JOSEF MIKHAIL BAUTISTA, RONEL AGUILAR, MS. ANN JHUDEIL SANTOS, TRINIDAD FERNANDO, and JAYVEE CRUZ   –   3rd Best Poster 2017 Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human […]

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 […]

PhilRice’s Jaime A. Manalo IV delivered the talk on “Complexities in and tips on climate change communication”, 12 May at PhilRice’s Headquarters in Nueva Ecija. Jaime discussed common issues on CCC, and how these can be resolved. The talk put together insights from an extensive literature review conducted by Jaime’s team and their more than three years of work on climate change integration in the curriculum of secondary high schools […]

To closely engage young people in agriculture, PhilRice Batac and the Candon Youth Movement (CYM) conducted a series of training sessions involving 20 youth volunteers tagged as “Farmbassadors”. The youth volunteers were 15-25 years old who were mostly students, employed workers, and out-of-school youth from Candon City. From October 2016 until February this year, every Saturday, lectures and hands-on exercises on rice and vegetable farming were conducted. Hands-on sessions were […]