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How rice is produced: Breeding new varieties
(Part 2 of 4) Delivering rice science to farmers In a slaughterhouse-turned-warehouse in Abucay, Bataan, a steady stream of farmers continues to arrive. Some look for a comfortable position, others swarm in a line with urgency, and some are patient enough to wait for their cue. Farmer Jose A. Dela Rosa, 62, arrived before 8:30 […]
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How rice is produced: Breeding new varieties
A four-part series The rice we Filipinos eat isn’t all the same. Some are soft and sticky; their grains are either short or long and slender; and even their aromas differ. This is because their characteristics vary due to the traits combined through the process called rice breeding. A tale unknown to many, one of […]
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Knowledge boosts farm yields
Two rice farmers from opposite sides—the northern and central part of the country—are proving that learning new techniques can transform not just their harvests but their lives. Fredric B. de Guzman, 45, from Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, used to rely on farming practices handed down through generations. Like many farmers, he believed that crowding more […]
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RCEF grad leads push for eco-friendly pest control in Butuan City
A local rice farmer who has completed a Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Rice Specialist Training Course (RCEF RSTC) in 2021 is championing safer and more sustainable ways to manage pests in Butuan City. From being a former farm school trainer, Harbielo C. Geray has become an advocate of eco-friendly pest control practices and now runs […]
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Training turns skeptical farmer into local agri champion
For more than 40 years, Mizpah Ortega planted rice the way her parents and neighbors did—heavy on seeds, early fertilizer, and frequent insecticide. The result: low yields and rising costs that kept her stuck in a cycle of meager returns. “I could only harvest around 2.8t from my 0.8-ha farm,” Ortega said, now 55. But […]
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