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Filipinos share daily fixes to cut rice wastage

Simple habits at home, from cooking only enough rice to turning leftovers into new meals, topped a public video challenge on reducing rice wastage as the country continues to lose rice enough to feed millions of families each year. The “Iwas Rice Aksaya Video Challenge” under the Be RICEponsible Campaign of the Philippine Rice Research […]
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Top-performing LGUs recognized for efficient seed delivery

Local government units (LGUs) that posted the highest performance in delivering certified seeds to farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program were recognized during the recent National Assembly of City and Municipal Agriculture Offices. Forty-seven city and municipal LGUs and eight provincial LGUs received excellence awards for their performance during the 2025 […]
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New “ABC” urges households to cut rice wastage, support farmers

With Filipinos wasting rice enough to feed millions each year, households are being encouraged to follow a simpler ABC guide to reduce rice wastage, support local farmers, and choose healthier rice. Data from the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) show that each Filipino wastes 26.54 g of rice daily, equivalent […]
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Surigao del Sur’s agri-eco town adopts high-zinc rice

A Surigao del Sur town positioning itself as an agri-eco tourism hub is adding high-zinc rice to its nutrition and food security efforts, with 34 farmer-partners set to cultivate the variety under a new partnership with the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Cantilan formalized the initiative through a memorandum of agreement signed recently during the […]
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Nueva Ecija camp teaches children rice value amid food waste, aging farmer concerns

With rice wastage and an aging farm workforce raising concerns about food security, a summer leadership camp conducted on May 26, 2026, in Nueva Ecija introduced children to the value of rice, farming, and food responsibility. Data from the Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute show that Filipinos waste around […]
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