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

RCEF finances distribution of 2M bags of seed ahead of El Niño

THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program has financed the distribution of about two million bags of seed, including early-maturing varieties, in anticipation of the El Niño dry spell. PhilRice said the early-maturing varieties were tapped to help farmers harvest before any El Niño-induced droughts intensify. “Early-maturing continue reading : RCEF finances distribution of 2M bags of seed ahead of El Niño

DAC4RCEF at Nueva Ecija

The Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) III, in partnership with Villar SIPAG Foundation successfully conducted the four-day Training on Digital Agriculture Course for Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Extension Service Program (RCEF-RESP) (DAC4RCEF) Batch 3 on June 19-22, 2023, at the Philippine-Sino Center for Agricultural Technology, Central Luzon State University, Science City of continue reading : DAC4RCEF at Nueva Ecija