TOT on PNM for 2023 locked!

It’s another milestone for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) under DA-PhilRice Isabela: 10 batches of Training of Trainers on Pest and Nutrient Management (TOT on PNM) have successfully completed their trainings. A total of 277 rice extensionists, owners and facilitators of Farmer Field School (FFS), State Colleges and Universities (SUCs) and continue reading : TOT on PNM for 2023 locked!

Western and Central Visayas LGUs recognized

PhilRice Negros recently awarded local government units with excellent performance during the 2023 wet season implementation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed and Extension programs. Selection was based on their actual distribution percentage compared to their delivery rate. This assessment considered syncing the physical inventory with the RCEF-Seed Monitoring System and LGU participation continue reading : Western and Central Visayas LGUs recognized

RCEF introduces new machine, farmers willing to adopt

Farmers in San Agustin, Zambales expressed interest in adopting a walk-behind mechanical transplanter shown in a recent techno demo conducted by the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program. The farm machine not only reduces labor expenses, typically requiring a team of 2-3 laborers, but it also enables farmers to plant one hectare per day. continue reading : RCEF introduces new machine, farmers willing to adopt

Paglalakbay sa mga makabagong teknolohiya para sa pagpapalay🚜🌾

Mahigit 500 na magsasaka, ahensiya ng gobyerno, at mga pribadong kumpanya ang nakilahok sa unang araw ng 2023 Wet Season Lakbay Palay sa DA-PhilRice Batac na may temang “RCEF ano na?!”. Naipakilala sa nasabing aktibidad ang mga iba’t ibang teknolohiyang sa pagsasaka tulad ng makinarya, barayti ng palay, at model farms upang mapataas ang ani continue reading : Paglalakbay sa mga makabagong teknolohiya para sa pagpapalay🚜🌾

Sanaol high-quality seeds, permi ginapili!

Andam nga nipili ang mga farmers pinaagi sa “like ug dislike” emoji sa mga newly-released inbred rice series, adverse inbred rice varieties, commonly preferred inbred rice varieties, ug hybrid rice varieties nga gipakita sa demonstration. Samtang nag farmwalk, gibasehan nila pagpili ang kadaghanon sa sipak, maturity days ug ang uban pang agronomic characteristics sa barayti continue reading : Sanaol high-quality seeds, permi ginapili!

AGREEMENT. PHilMech Director IV Dionisio G. Alvindia (second from left) and Mayor Christopher Daus of Laur, Nueva Ecija (center) sign a memorandum of agreement on Tuesday (Oct. 24, 2023) for the establishment of a rice processing systems (RPS) facility in the town that could help reduce farmers' postharvest losses. With a total cost of PHP18 million, the facility has two units of recirculating dryers with a 6-ton capacity per batch and one unit of multi-pass rice mill with a 1.5-ton milling capacity per hour. (Photo courtesy of DA-PhilMech)

2 more rice facilities to help cut post-harvest losses in N. Ecija

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Two more rice processing system facilities will be set up in Nueva Ecija province that can help farmers reduce post-harvest losses. The projects are under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program of the Department of Agriculture. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) and the continue reading : 2 more rice facilities to help cut post-harvest losses in N. Ecija