Portable, lightweight Easy to fabricate; Simple, low-cost, and easy to manufacture from local materials Easy to operate and maintain Efficient, high milling recovery Versatile, can be used for other grains Ability to mill small quantities Download Micromill for inquiries email dostbdd2021@gmail.com  

Complete drying from dripping wet to 13-14% MC, dried output can be used for seed purposes Used farm by-products like rice hull, corn cobs, or coffee hulls as fuel for heating drying air Simple, easy to fabricate and operate, and needs minimal maintenance Multi-crop capability for other grains like corn, coffee, legumes, and other crops (banana and cassava chips) Allows drying during unfavorable weather conditions, i.e. at night and during […]

Simple and low cost Portable and lightweight Versatile, can be used for other crops Can be used both for upland and wetland seeding Rice grains seeded in straight rows, allowing mechanical weeding between rows Reduces seeding rate (20, 40, 60 kg/ha) Saves on labor Download Plastic drumseeder for inquiries email dostbdd2021@gmail.com  

Portable. Lightweight and can be easily transported. Simple design. Utilizes parts that could be easily bought in local stores Efficient. Works well even in fields with soft, deep, or very deep mud (“laboy” soil) and long stubbles. Fast. With an average capacity of 1ha/day in deep muddy field Download Laboy tiller RTB for inquiries email dostbdd2021@gmail.com

Portable. Lightweight and can be easily dismantled to facilitate transport in steep terrain Simple design. Utilizes parts that could be easily bought in local stores Efficient. Works well even in fields with knee-deep hard pans and long stubbles Fast. Works at least 24 times faster than the traditional method of foot trampling Download Microtiller for inquiries email dostbdd2021@gmail.com  

Can attach to any hand tractor model Easy and comfortable to operate; operator heart rate reduced by 10 pulse beats/min Increased utilization of hand tractor For plowing and harrow-leveling while riding Final harrowing and leveling done simultaneously for inquiries email dostbdd2021@gmail.com

Reduces 30-68% of rice black bug (RBB) population in seven days preventing yield loss of 80% due to bug burn. Microbial pathogen attacking RBB with its green toxin-producing spores that paralyze the pests then kill them. Economical, easy to mass produce using locally available substrates, and environment-friendly. The PhilRice`s Rice Technology Bulletin No. 44 Metarhizium: Microbial Control Agent for Rice Black Bug provides a step-by-step on how to mass produce the […]

Good alternative to commercial fertilizers for vegetables, upland rice, and corn helping farmers save on production cost while causing no harm to humans and environment. Reduces fertilizer use up to 80%. Provides plant resistance to diseases. The how-tos in VAM production and application are discussed in PhilRice`s Rice Technology Bulletin No. 61 Biofertilizer Production: Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (VAM). View/Download

Farmers can test their paddy soil for deficiency of six nutrient elements for only P300 using MOET – reliable, low-cost, and easy alternative technique for diagnosing soil nutrient status.PRICE: P300 View MOET handout

Grain Quality of Philippine Rice Describes the grain quality in the Philippine context and includes as appendix listing typical grain quality characteristics of the Philippine varieties from PSB Rc1 to NSIC Rc220, covering the period of variety release from 1990 to 2009. Simplified Key to Soil Series The “Simplified Key to Soil Series” is a tool to identify soil series in the field following simple steps for the use of […]