Sanaol high-quality seeds, permi ginapili!

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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

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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

INCREASED HARVEST. Rice farmers in Nueva Ecija have reported higher palay yields this wet season. Fernando Salvador, chairman of the Binabuyan Farmers Association in Barangay Pinili, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, said on Thursday (Oct. 19, 2023) that the Department of Agriculture’s effective interventions have boosted their production from 60 to 70 cavans per hectare to 100 to 120 cavans per hectare. (Photo courtesy of DA Region 3)

Gov’t agri interventions boost Nueva Ecija farmers’ palay yields

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Rice farmers in Nueva Ecija attained higher palay harvests this wet season which can mainly be attributed to the government’s various agricultural interventions. Fernando Salvador, chairman of the Binabuyan Farmers Association in Barangay Pinili, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, said on Thursday that the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) support continue reading : Gov’t agri interventions boost Nueva Ecija farmers’ palay yields

30 Farmer Leaders Empowered

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The 19th batch of 11-day Training of Trainers program on the Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice and Seeds, and Farm Mechanization under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), concluded today, October 12, 2023, leaving behind a group of 30 enthusiastic and well-prepared farmer leaders ready to empower the rice farming community.   This comprehensive training, which continue reading : 30 Farmer Leaders Empowered

RICE SEEDS FOR NEGROS. Negros Occidental province was allocated 90,098 bags of seeds at 20 kilograms per bag under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Seed Program of the Department of Agriculture. Amounting to PHP68.4 million, the rice seeds will be delivered between October this year and February next year. (Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental)

Negros Occidental farmers get Seeds from Gov’t

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BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government has received 90,098 bags of seeds under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Seed Program (RCEF) of the Department of Agriculture (DA). The ceremonial turn-over was held during the kick-off Thursday of the DA-Philippine Rice Institute (PhilRice) two-day Wet Season 2023 “Lakbay Palay” at the PhilRice-Negros Station in Barangay continue reading : Negros Occidental farmers get Seeds from Gov’t

POST-HARVEST FACILITY. Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) Director III Joel V. Dator (center) shows the post-harvest facility which was turned over to the local government of Baliuag, Bulacan on Wednesday (Oct. 11, 2023). PHilMech has partnered with local government units in Central Luzon for the establishment of rice processing facilities under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) mechanization program. (Photo courtesy of PHilMech)

C. Luzon LGUs receive post-harvest facilities under RCEF program

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) has partnered with local government units (LGUs) in Central Luzon to boost farmers’ productivity. An agreement was signed on Wednesday between PHilMech and the municipalities of Baliuag and Pulilan in Bulacan, the provincial government of Nueva Ecija and the municipality continue reading : C. Luzon LGUs receive post-harvest facilities under RCEF program