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 […]

Gamit ang android smart phone, pwede nang madownload ang LCC App o Leaf Color Computing App sa Google Play Store. Ang LCC App ay ginagamit upang masukat ang antas ng pagkaberde ng kulay ng dahon na may kaugnayan sa taglay nitong nitroheno. Sa paggamit nito, magagabayan ang mga magsasaka kung kailangan na bang maglagay ng nitroheno sa palayan. Simple lang ang paggamit ng LCC App, ilapat sa front camera ng smartphone […]

Experts from the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) encourage rice farmers to make sure that their crops get sufficient nutrients from tillering to early panicle initiation and flowering. Sandro D. Cañete, science research specialist of PhilRice’s Agronomy, Soils and Plant Physiology Division, emphasized the importance of proper nutrient management during a recent PalayAralan session aired through the Institute’s facebook page. “Rice crops yield more if they get the right […]

Agriculture specialists and farmers acknowledged the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) for the training programs and technologies extended to its stakeholders. On the Institute’s 35th anniversary, Nov. 5, Louderick Jimena, agricultural extension worker in Occidental Mindoro said PhilRice training contributed to his development as extensionist educating farmers in their area. “PhilRice gave me the much-needed confidence in making decisions on the field. Through PhilRice, I have a scientific […]

New strategies toward rice security were emphasized during the 32nd National Rice R4D conference hosted by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), Nov. 4, in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. With the theme, “Sustaining high-quality rice science in the midst of change,” PhilRice presented its two programs and strategic vision: Strategically Modernized and Robust Technologies for a Competitive and Secure Rice Industry (SMARTerRice) and the Rice Business […]

PhilRice is showcasing the performance of certified inbred seeds through the mechanized technology demonstration of nationally and regionally recommended rice varieties established nationwide. Dubbed as PalaySikatan, forty sites with 6-ha contiguous area each, have thus far been selected to promote the mechanized production of the select varieties. To be managed by seven PhilRice branch stations and the Central Experiment Station, TechnoDemo sites are located in 39 provinces with 41 sites. […]

The PalayCheck System booklet, one of the reading materials being distributed by RCEF-RSEP for farm technicians, discusses principal areas of crop management such as seed quality, land preparation, crop establishment, and the respective management of nutrients, water, pests, harvest, and postharvest. About 400,000 farmers in 57 provinces across the country had received assistance from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) through reading materials on modern rice farming. […]

Consider farming a business enterprise – this has been PhilRice’s “gospel” to Filipino farmers. The Institute believes that they can help the country compete with neighboring nations if they produce more, lessen their production cost, and sell their produce at a competitive price. This can be accomplished with the help of local government units and other partner-entities. One of PhilRice’s allies is Maria Theressa Rodriguez-Peralta, the first lady mayor of […]

Schools as sources of knowledge and information on climate change and rice production? Why not! With the newly-released book, What is a climate change-adaptive school?, PhilRice’s Infomediary Campaign team shares how twelve high schools in the Philippines have risen to the challenge of becoming the nuclei of rice science and information in their own rural rice-farming communities. What’s inside the book? This 124-page material presents the findings of a collaborative […]