• Rice paddy art celebrates Pinoy pride

    Gymnast and two-time olympic gold medalist, Carlos Edriel P. Yulo is the featured image of DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute’s (DA-PhilRice) 2024 wet season rice paddy art. The 1500㎡ artwork, located at the FutureRice Farm in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, was revealed to more than thousand farmers and students during the Institute’s recent two-day […]

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  • Agri chief to farmers: We’ll boost irrigation, promote urban agri

    Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. announced in a recent Bagong Pilipinas Town Hall meeting here that the government is ramping up efforts to expand irrigated land and promote urban agriculture. Represented by Dr. Eduardo L. Lapuz Jr., regional executive director of DA-Regional Field Office III, Tiu […]

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  • PhilRice launches safe, healthy rice

    Consumers can now enjoy safer and healthier rice with the launch of GAPproved Rice, a premium product from the farming communities under DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) that meets the highest standards of quality, safety, and care.  Introduced during the Institute’s Lakbay Palay in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija on Sept. 18-19, which gathered […]

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  • PhilRice reports progress to thousand farmers

    In its second Bagong Pilipinas Town Hall Meeting, DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) reported its accomplishments to thousand farmers during the Institute’s Lakbay Palay in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Sept. 18-19. A key milestone was achieved this year with the Philippine Good Agricultural Practices (PhilGAP) certification of the Manggalang Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative […]

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  • Drone seeder impresses Maguindanao farmers

    Maguindanao rice farmers were impressed by the efficiency and precision of the drone seeder introduced at a PalaySikatan site in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Aug. 20. “I was amazed! It’s beyond my expectation that it can broadcast seed over 1 hectare in just 15 minutes. It’s time-saving and reduces production costs for labor and seed,” said […]

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Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is a government corporate entity attached to the Department of Agriculture created through Executive Order 1061 on 5 November 1985 (as amended) to help develop high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies so farmers can produce enough rice for all Filipinos.

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