Dinagat Islands — A year after the province’s inclusion in the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program, Dinagat Islands has doubled its yield per hectare from 2021 to 2023 wet season. Data from RCEF’s Rice Seed Monitoring System showed that the province’s yield increased from 2.11t/ha to 4.64t/ha. This was recorded in the new RCEF-covered areas in PhilRice Agusan including Basilisa, Cagdianao, Dinagat, Libjo, Loreto, San Jose, and Tubajon, […]

Local government units in Central Luzon are working on policies that will mainstream climate change adaptation in rice-farming communities to safeguard farmers’ livelihood. In a recent policy workshop led by Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, 8 LGUs proposed policies on implementing integrated pest management strategies, promoting climate-resilient crop varieties, and conserving watersheds. Calls for the provision of farming equipment in San Manuel, Tarlac; […]

Sugpon, Ilocos Sur — The Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program has catalyzed a significant 13.5% increase in rice yield in this town,  highlighted during the wet season’s kick-off ceremony, where 150 indigenous farmers received free certified inbred seeds. Municipal Agriculturist Victoria S. Sumagca lauded the contributions of RCEF. “Because of RCEF, Sugpon has achieved a 13.5% increase in our production yield, from an average yield of 3.93 metric […]

As the planting season approaches, rice farmers in Tarlac are gearing up to receive a boost from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program, which is set to distribute over 80,000 sacks of certified inbred seeds across the province. The province recently received 400 sacks of RCEF certified seeds distributed to more than 150 farmers from Victoria, Gerona, and Tarlac City. This distribution marks the program’s third consecutive season […]

An entrepreneurial program of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Midsayap, Cotabato has gained momentum with farmers recently co-developing its 5-year development plan. The 12 farmers representing their clusters in Midsayap and Libungan under the Rice Business Innovations System (RiceBIS) helped in crafting the blueprint that encompasses the necessary processes, ranging from needed training to the acquisition of the equipment for the establishment of agro-enterprise of each farmers’ association. […]

To prepare the rice farmers for the wet season, the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program recently distributed over 1,400 sacks of certified inbred seeds in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur. This distribution is part of the province’s broader allocation of more than 80,000 sacks. Spearheaded by Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Midsayap, a program briefing was recently conducted alongside the kick-off ceremony of seed distribution to familiarize […]

The scars of the COVID 19 pandemic still itch in the memories of the farmer-members of the St. Vincent Parish Multipurpose Cooperative in Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya; yet, these marks only make them stronger and the farming cadence more progressive in rhythm. As they persevere in the post-pandemic recovery of the rice industry, the Masagana Rice Industry Development Program (MRIDP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) catalyzes the sector’s […]

Mataas na ani at kita sa mababang gastos na pagpapalayan, ibibida sa Lakbay Palay ng DA-PhilRice, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija sa Marso 20-21, 2024. Bukod sa pagpapakita ng mga teknolohiya sa pagpapalayan, magkakaroon din ng malayang talakayan sa pagitan ng mga magsasaka at mga eksperto upang masolusyunan ang mga karaniwang problema ng mga magsasaka sa palayan. Ibibida rin ang ilan sa mga natatanging nagawa ng PhilRice bilang tugon […]

Bilang pagkilala sa natamong pinakamataas na produksyon ng palay sa bansa na umabot sa 20.06 million metric tons nitong taong 2023, nagsagawa ang DA-PhilRice ng rice paddy art sa FutureRice farm. Ito ay nagsisilbing pagsaludo sa isinasagawang pagsisikap upang mapataas ang ani ng ating mga magsasaka.  Sa pagsasagawa ng rice paddy art na ito, nakilahok ang 70 PhilRice staff gamit ang dalawang barayti ng palay na PSB Rc10 at tradisyunal […]

On April 19, 2024, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), through the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), received the decision of the Court of Appeals upholding the Writ of Kalikasan against the vitamin A-enriched Golden Rice in the Philippines. The decision revokes the biosafety permit for commercial propagation of Golden Rice, which was issued by the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry in July 2021. […]