Executive Director John C. de Leon has constituted a team to craft a “refreshed” DA-PhilRice Strategic Plan 2023-2028 with the theme, “Rethinking Rice Security in the New Normal: Sufficient Anywhere.”
They are expected to “craft the immediate, medium-term, and long-term plans pertaining to our R4D, personnel, funding, and governance that will help PhilRice stay strong, relevant, and effective; improve its performance; and become more responsive to the circumstances, underlying trends, and the shifting demands of rice farmers and farming value chain in the country as well as S&T.”
On April 4-5, the team reexamined the institute’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in preparation for the strategic planning workshops.
They also discussed the current situation of the rice industry, national development programs, and the major issues and constraints in rice R4D, extension system, and support services for rice farmers.
De Leon leads the team, with the deputy executive and branch directors serving as co-leads; Dr. Flordeliza H. Bordey as overall chairperson; Dr. Diadem B. Gonzales-Esmero as lead writer; and Dr. Rex L. Navarro as the facilitator.
Thirteen discipline/ divisions form the core group each headed by a leader as follows: Plant Breeding, Norvie L. Manigbas; Crop Biotechnology, Roel R. Suralta; Genetic Resources, Marilyn C. Ferrer; Crop Protection, Edwin C. Martin; Socio-economics, Jesusa C. Beltran; Value-adding, Marissa V. Romero; Agronomy, Leylani M. Juliano; Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Ricardo F. Orge; Digital Agriculture, Arturo C. Arocena, Jr. and Sonia L. Asilo; Development, Glenn Y. Ilar and Aurora M. Corales; Business Development, Myline A. Dilla; Branch stations, Rhemilyn R. Sevilla and Sailila E. Abdula; and Administration, Abner T. Montecalvo and Teodora L. Briones.
The core group’s activities will center on the conduct of planning workshops and regional and national stakeholder consultations.
The team is expected to produce a new plan by December 2022.
A separate team is tasked to document and package the accomplishments and achievements under the seven strategic outcomes of the maturing PhilRice Strategic Plan 2017-2022. An initial terminal report is expected to be available by July 2022.
