RCEF Palay Sikatan,Dalawang teknolohiyang angat sa San Pablo City, Laguna

  Sa katatapos lamang na RCEF PalaySikatan field day sa San Pablo City, Laguna, naibahagi ng mga magsasakang nakasali sa techno demo ang dalawang teknolohiya na swak sa kanilang panlasa.   Una sa kanilang listahan ang mechanical transplanter. Ayon sa kanila, tuwid ang tanim kapag ginamit ito at siguradong buhay ang palay kumpara noon na continue reading : RCEF Palay Sikatan,Dalawang teknolohiyang angat sa San Pablo City, Laguna

DA lauches Abonong Swak, starts RCEF seed at Panay

Geared to help farmers cope with the hurdles in rice-growing amid the spiking prices of inputs, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) rolled out the ‘Abonong Swak’ Campaign and the distribution of inbred seeds for the wet planting season in Panay from May 4 to 6.   DA Deputy Spokesperson Dr. continue reading : DA lauches Abonong Swak, starts RCEF seed at Panay

DA’s RCEF to boost agri productivity with more aid to farmers

As the country expands its measures to ensure food security for all Filipinos, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has introduced the Rice Tarification Law or Republic Act No. 11203 which gave way for the creation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). “[Ito ay] naglalayong palakasin ang industriya ng pagpapalay sa pamamagitan ng pagtanggal ng continue reading : DA’s RCEF to boost agri productivity with more aid to farmers

Rice farmers laud digital seed distribution system

ROSARIO, LA UNION – Farmer-beneficiaries of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)-Seed Program are happy with the Binhi e-Padala system, a digitally-aided seed distribution mechanism established for faster and easier seed distribution. In this system, select farmers are informed through a text message about their schedule for receiving seeds, their claim codes, and details about continue reading : Rice farmers laud digital seed distribution system

DA-PhilRice steps up distribution of high-yielding seeds under RCEF

The role of the Department of Agriculture–Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) in leveling up the country’s rice subsector can never be discounted, as more and more rice farmers need high-yielding seeds to increase their harvests and lower production costs. And Republic Act 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law, PhilRice is tasked to develop, source and distribute high-yielding continue reading : DA-PhilRice steps up distribution of high-yielding seeds under RCEF

RCEF seed distribution commences this wet season

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) is set to distribute 1.8 million (M) bags of certified seeds to more than 740,000 farmers this 2022 wet season through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program.   The seeds, which will be rolled out from March 16 to Sept. 15 with the assistance continue reading : RCEF seed distribution commences this wet season

RCEF helps PH maintain food security amid pandemic: DA

MANILA – The Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) contributed largely to the Philippines’ food security amid the Covid-19 pandemic, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday. Deputy Executive Director of DA’s Philippine Rice Research Institute Dr. Flordeliza Bordey said through the DA’s RCEF, a program created by the Rice Tariffication Law, the total palay (unhusked continue reading : RCEF helps PH maintain food security amid pandemic: DA