Fire and electrical safety awareness is key in fire prevention and in performing maintenance and repairs of electrical equipment by qualified personnel. On Aug. 27, 30 workers from different divisions at our Central Experiment Station (CES) participated in the Basic Electrical Safety Awareness webinar to help improve the institute’s Occupational Health and Safety Management System. The Integrated Management Standards and Services Office led the training with Markrinello M. Sarical of […]

The Esperanza RiceBIS Producers Cooperative (ESRIPCO) in Agusan del Norte is targeting a multi-purpose upgrade within the next two years following its operation since RiceBIS Agusan organized it during its 2019 RiceBIS Phase 1.  ESRIPCO currently provides high-quality seeds and farm inputs in the province. Meanwhile, 50 farmer-members of the Gumaga Farmers Association in Libungan, North Cotabato can now reduce their production cost including milling rice products after receiving farm […]

DA-PhilRice is providing financial assistance to all personnel who incur COVID-related expenses in the performance of their duties under the newly created COVID Fund. Regular staff and other personnel are required to submit necessary documents such as official receipts, travel orders, and trip tickets to avail of the financial assistance. Executive director Dr. John C. de Leon said the institute’s assistance to COVID-affected staff “will come through 80% reimbursed expenses […]

On Sep.1, the Regional Rice Technology Forum and Hybrid Rice Techno-Demo Harvest Festival highlighted the vigor of 14 hybrids under the agro-climatic conditions in Region 12’s Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces. The 14 hybrid rice varieties featured during the event at the Midsayap station were PHB 79, Bigante, Habilis, SL-8H, SL-12H, SL-19H, Hyvar, US88, TH 82, Batari, Longping 534 and 2096, Mestiso 20, and Kimbee.  Farmers from Buenavista, Quezon also […]

More than 600,000 farmer-beneficiaries are expected to receive free high-quality certified inbred seeds from the RCEF Seed Program this 2022 dry season (DS). The seed delivery and distribution, which started on Sept.16, aims to deliver 1.5 million bags of seeds to 723 municipalities in 42 provinces until March 2022. The farmers can also avail of technical briefings, Farmer Field Schools, seminars/field days, knowledge sharing, information, education and communication support materials, […]

Addressing gender and development or GAD issues is at the center of DA-PhilRice’s policy in maintaining gender equality to achieve inclusive and sustainable development in rice, and the agriculture sector in general. On Aug.16 to Sep. 3, the blended Gender Sensitivity Training (GST) was held by the institute to teach its staff and help them understand the sensitivity of issues on sex and gender, gender gap, division of labor, manifestations […]

Ayon sa mga eksperto ng PhilRice, and paggamit ng purong binhi aymaaaring makapagpataas ng 10-15% dagdag ani. Makasisiguro rin na halos wala ng buto ng damo na kasama sa sako at sabay-sabay na mahihinog at aanihin ang palay. Mas mataas din ang porsiyento ng pagsibol nito at malulusog ang mga tutubong halaman. Kaya naman, mas matitibay ang mga ito laban sa peste at sakit. Sa paggamit ng purong binhi tulad […]

Ang negosyanteng magsasaka naglilista ng mga pumasok at lumabas na pera sa kanyang pagsasaka. Sa ganitong paraan, mas madaling matutuos kung magkano ang naging kita sa pagpapalayan. Sabi nga nila ay natural na makakalimutin ang tao kung kaya ipinapayong ilista na agad ang mga naging gawain sa bukid. Sa paglilista, nalalaman kung magkano ang pumasok na pera, magkano ang lumabas, at paano ginastos ang iyong pera. Makikita rin sa iyong […]

Maulan man, pwede pa rin magpatuyo ng palay gamit ang flatbed dryer.  Kaya ng flatbed dryer na magpatuyo ng butil ng palay, kape, legumes, at iba pang pananim o produkto na kailangang ipatuyo. Eksakto ang temperatura at napapanatili ang tamang init sa pagpapatuyo ng palay.   Ang ipa ang siyang ginagamit na panggatong sa flatbed dryer. Nasa walo hanggang sampung oras lamang ay kaya nang patuyuin nito ang anim na toneladang […]

Nang makaseguro sa pagpapalay, siguraduhing may crop insurance ka! Sa pamamagitan ng Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), masalanta man ng bagyo o atakihin ng peste ang iyong palayan, hindi tuluyang malulugi at mawawalan ng pag-asa ang mga magsasaka sa pagtatanim. Sa pag-aaplay ng crop insurance, kailangang magsumite ng application form na may impormasyon tungkol sa magsasaka at sa kaniyang taniman. Upang makakuha ng kopya ng form na ito, maaaring sumangguni […]