Sa pagbubukas ng 2023 Wet Season ay nagsimula na ding maghatid ang DA-PhilRice Isabela ng binhi mula sa Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program. Unang naideliber ang mga inbred na alokasyon ng mga bayan ng Villaverde at Solano, Nueva Vizcaya ngayong araw. Kasabay nito, sinanay na din ng mga provincial coordinators ang mga continue reading : Sa pagbubukas ng 2023 Wet Season
P3-B inbred rice seeds set for PH-wide distribution
The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) will distribute more than P3 billion worth of inbred rice seeds to farmers nationwide to bolster the rice variety’s production. In a statement, PhilRice said it is set to hand out 4.27 million bags (20 kilograms per bag) of certified inbred rice seeds this 2023 wet—2024 dry cropping season. continue reading : P3-B inbred rice seeds set for PH-wide distribution
Natupad ang panalangin
Sa ikalawang pagkakataon, bumalik ang sigla ni ka-Palay Ernesto Niadas, 56, farmer-cooperator ng Brgy. Maytubig, Isabela, Negros Occidental dahil sa ganda ng tindig ng kanyang mga pananim ngayong 2023 dry season sa PalaySikatan technology demonstration ng Rice Competitiveness Enhancemenr Fund (RCEF) Seed Program. Kwento niya, malaking kawalan ang 2022 wet season ng PalaySikatan dahil sa continue reading : Natupad ang panalangin
Smallholder farmers in Zambales achieve big gains
Farmers from the outskirts of San Marcelino, Zambales have reported significant gains in rice farming after becoming recipients of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program. Cristito Ancheta, 44, said his yield doubled as a result of using the certified seeds he received from the program. “I was surprised that my harvest jumped from continue reading : Smallholder farmers in Zambales achieve big gains
New Seed Growers’ in Bicol, ready to supply high-quality seeds
Farmers from Bicol and Eastern Visayas now have improved access to high-quality seeds as four new seed grower cooperatives and associations (SGC/As) were recently accredited as certified seed suppliers of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program. After their training, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) in Ligao City, Albay has accredited continue reading : New Seed Growers’ in Bicol, ready to supply high-quality seeds
Digital system steps up linkage of farmers, seed growers
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Binhi e-Padala system of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund’s (RCEF) seed program has improved the linkage between seed growers and farmers. Jett Yver Yamzo, chairperson of the Pampanga Seed Growers Multipurpose Cooperative (PSGMPC) said on Monday that aside from faster and more convenient delivery of certified inbred seeds, the continue reading : Digital system steps up linkage of farmers, seed growers
The RCEF PalaySikatan technology demonstration site in Cabarroguis, Quirino
The Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) PalaySikatan technology demonstration site in Cabarroguis, Quirino was visited yesterday by DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Isabela Director Joy Bartolome A. Duldulao; techno-demo project leader and field operations head, Rizal Corales; accompanied by LGU representative Riovic Heron. Farmer-cooperators Jolito Dumo, Jose Castañeda, and Hilda Valloyas proudly showed their fields continue reading : The RCEF PalaySikatan technology demonstration site in Cabarroguis, Quirino