NSIC Rc506, Rc508, Rc436, Rc480, Rc402, Rc216, and Rc160 were the farmer-favorites as they were showcased during the 2022 Wet Season PalaySikatan Farm Walk and Farmers’ Forum. Through the technology demonstration of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program, crop performances of different high-yielding varieties were exhibited to over 400 farmer-visitors in 5 techno continue reading : Farmers from Davao del Sur and Misamis Oriental swear by these high-yielding varieties
Rice farmers in Bulacan get gov’t cash aid
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan – A total of 7,684 farmers in this province stand to benefit from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) program of the Department of Agriculture. The program aims to compensate for the income loss of rice farmers due to the drop in the selling price of palay and the continue reading : Rice farmers in Bulacan get gov’t cash aid
Farm schools ang magiging daan para mapalaganap ang bagong kaalaman!
Farm schools ang magiging daan para mapalaganap ang bagong kaalaman! Ito ang mensahe ni Dr. Karen Eloisa Barroga, Vice Chair ng RCEF Extension Technical Working Group, sa mga agricultural extension workers, farm school owners, at farm school trainers na sumali sa panimulang programa ng Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) – continue reading : Farm schools ang magiging daan para mapalaganap ang bagong kaalaman!
Papatunayan na ng mga trainers na kayang kaya pang paunlarin ang pagsasaka!
Relate na relate ang 34 na graduates ng Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) – Training of Trainers (TOT) ukol sa Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice and Seeds and Farm Mechanization sa mensahe ni Rictor Fortaleza na patutunayan nila sa ating mga ka-PALAY na mga magsasaka na kayang kaya na pataasin pa ang ani. “Hindi ako continue reading : Papatunayan na ng mga trainers na kayang kaya pang paunlarin ang pagsasaka!
Site-specific fertilizer recommendations eyed
THE Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) said it is developing location-specific fertilizer recommendations to help local farmers maximize their resources amid high fertilizer costs through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed and Extension Programs. Flordeliza Bordey, head of DA-PhilRice RCEF Program Management Office, said that farmers’ resources have become more limited because of high continue reading : Site-specific fertilizer recommendations eyed
House bill proposes P15-B annual allocation for RCEF
A BILL filed in the House of Representatives proposes to raise the annual allocation for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund’s (RCEF) to P15 billion from the current P10 billion. House Bill No. 212, which was filed by Nueva Ecija Rep. Mikaela B. Suansing and Sultan Kudarat Rep. Horacio P Suansing, Jr., seeks to raise the continue reading : House bill proposes P15-B annual allocation for RCEF
RCEF hailed as ‘game changer’ in Philippine food production
A member of the House of Representatives said the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) has helped addressed agriculture challenges and increased rice harvest during the last three years. “RCEF is truly a game changer,” Quezon 1st District Rep. Wilfrido Enverga, chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food, said. In his message during the continue reading : RCEF hailed as ‘game changer’ in Philippine food production