Surigao Sur farmers’ groups get P81.9-M farm equipment

BUTUAN CITY – Thirty-seven accredited rice-based farmers’ cooperatives and associations in Surigao del Sur province have received PHP81.96 million worth of farm equipment from the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13). In a statement Friday, the DA-13 said the farm machinery and equipment were released under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). The continue reading : Surigao Sur farmers’ groups get P81.9-M farm equipment

LandBank releases P1.9B to co-ops, planters under ERCA-RCEF

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) said it has provided P1.9 billion in funding support to 204 cooperatives and 12,086 farmers in 29 provinces under the Expanded Rice Credit Assistance under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ERCA-RCEF). LandBank said the loans released to farmers and co-ops financed their production requirements and allowed them to continue reading : LandBank releases P1.9B to co-ops, planters under ERCA-RCEF

Davao, Caraga, Soccsksargen Agri-Coops get P30-M Government Aid

DAVAO CITY – Thirty-one farming cooperatives in three regions in Mindanao are beneficiaries of some PHP30 million worth of assistance from the government, officials reported Friday. In the Davao region, around 26 qualified farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Davao de Oro province received Thursday farm machinery worth PHP24.18 million from the Department of Agriculture continue reading : Davao, Caraga, Soccsksargen Agri-Coops get P30-M Government Aid

IRRI at PhilRice, papaigtingin pa ang ugnayan!

Sa naganap na roundtable discussion ng research institutions na pinangunahan nina Dr. Jean Balie, IRRI director general, at Dr. John de Leon, PhilRice executive director, nailatag ang bagong PhilRice strategic plan, global rice R&D directions, at mga programa ng IRRI na tutugon sa mga kakaharaping hamon ng sektor. Ipinakita din ng PhilRice sa naganap na continue reading : IRRI at PhilRice, papaigtingin pa ang ugnayan!

Walang malayong isla, sa mga trainors na handang tumulong

Madalang marating ng tulong ang isla ng Sibuyan, Romblon dahil sa layo nito mula sa pangunahing isla ng probinsya. Ganun pa man, sinuyod ng DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) -trained team of Rice Specialists’ Training Course (RSTC) graduates ng Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Program ng Mary Help of Christian School (MHCS Calapan) ang naturang continue reading : Walang malayong isla, sa mga trainors na handang tumulong

Libreng Babasahing at Binhi, on the way na sa Tarlac!

Kasali na ang Tarlac sa dagdag na 77 probinsya na bibigyan ng dekalidad na binhi (WS 2023) at babasahin sa pagpapalayan (DS 2024) ayon sa isinagawang pagpupulong ng DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed and Extension Program at ng provincial, city, and municipal agriculture offices ng probinsya. Magiging need-based ang continue reading : Libreng Babasahing at Binhi, on the way na sa Tarlac!

Tayo na ‘yung tatayo, aabutin natin ang mga farmers, iaangat natin yung buhay nila.

Hindi napigilang maiyak ni ka-Palay Lyka C. Abayon-Sia, 28, ng Tarlac nang sambitin nito ang kanyang mensahe para sa mga kapwa graduate ng “Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Extension Service Program (RCEF-RESP) Training of Trainers (TOT) on the Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice and Seeds, and Farm Mechanization” ngayong araw sa Science City of continue reading : Tayo na ‘yung tatayo, aabutin natin ang mga farmers, iaangat natin yung buhay nila.