RCEF Citation Award

CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉 • DA PhilRice Bicol Malusog Rice Team for being awarded as the Most Outstanding Station plus four other major awards (Strongest Support in Market Study, Quick Responder, Leadership in Policy Advocacy {Top 3}, Overall Top Performing Coordinator {Mr. James Avila}) during the Malusog Rice 2024 Planning Workshop, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, continue reading : RCEF Citation Award

2 Negros cities pilot ‘PalaySikatan’ to boost rice yield

BACOLOD CITY – The cities of Sagay and Sipalay in Negros Occidental province have been chosen as pilot sites for the implementation of the PalaySikatan technology demonstration project of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice). Implemented under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program, it features the utilization of modern inbred rice varieties continue reading : 2 Negros cities pilot ‘PalaySikatan’ to boost rice yield

First-time no more sa mga Negros Oriental

First-time no more!   Mula Basay, Negros Oriental, bumiyahe pa ng ilang oras si ka-Palay Jennifer Pagamongan, 53, papuntang Sipalay City, Negros Occidental upang matunghayan ang Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) PalaySikatan ceremonial crop establishment gamit ang seed spreader, isang motorized knapsack sprayer na namodify upang magsabog ng binhi.   Kasama si Jennifer sa mga continue reading : First-time no more sa mga Negros Oriental

Palaysikatan Participants under RCEF Seed Program

DA-PhilRice Isabela, under the RCEF Seed Program, is poised to expand its reach in its PalaySikatan technology demonstration project this 2023 wet season. Another 16 additional target sites in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Kalinga, Quirino, and Ifugao will highlight mechanized rice farming using newly released and recommended varieties.   While the project team is continue reading : Palaysikatan Participants under RCEF Seed Program

App helps older rice farmers get free seeds

THE Binhi e-Padala system has improved the delivery of certified inbred rice seeds to senior farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)-Seed Program implemented by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Dominga Caranta, a 72-year-old farmer from Rosario, La Union, said the system’s utilization of digital technology eliminated the need for her to wake continue reading : App helps older rice farmers get free seeds