CASH ASSISTANCE. Gina Tambal, a farmer from Barangay San Juan in Sibalom, shows her intervention monitoring card with PHP5,000 funds, on Friday (May 31, 2024). Tambal said she would use the money to buy fertilizer and insecticide needed by her rice farm. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay)

Antique farmers thankful for timely release of cash aid

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Rice farmer Gina Tambal was all smiles when she received her PHP5,000 cash assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday. The 46-year-old Tambal, a farmer from Barangay San Juan in Sibalom town, was thankful that the aid came right on time for the first cropping period. In continue reading : Antique farmers thankful for timely release of cash aid

Landbank says loans to rice farmers reach P2.5B

State-run Land Bank of the Philippines said Tuesday it has released P2.5 billion worth of credit assistance to rice farmers since 2019. In a news release, Landbank said that the amount was released through the Expanded Rice Credit Assistance under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ERCA-RCEF). The ERCA-RCEF forms part of the RCEF, a P10 continue reading : Landbank says loans to rice farmers reach P2.5B

Farmers Successfully Complete Digital Agriculture Training for RCEF at ATI-RTC XII

Twenty farmers from Region XII and BARMM have successfully completed the Training of Trainers (TOT) for the Digital Agriculture Course under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Program. The training, held from May 22 to 24 at ATI-RTC XII in Tantangan, South Cotabato, aimed to equip farmers with essential digital skills for accessing modern agricultural continue reading : Farmers Successfully Complete Digital Agriculture Training for RCEF at ATI-RTC XII

Sa RCEF Training, libre ang matuto! 🚜🌾✨

Libreng kaalaman sa mga makabagong teknolohiya at makinarya sa pagsasaka ang hatid ng RCEF Training of Trainers on the Production of High Quality Inbred Rice and Seeds and Farm Mechanization. Nasubukan ng mga 24 na kalahok ang paggamit ng seed sowing machine, 4 wheel tractor, combine harvester, multi-purpose seeder, drum seeder, at walk-behind transplanter, dapog continue reading : Sa RCEF Training, libre ang matuto! 🚜🌾✨

Mananatili sa puso’t isipan ang mga natutunan sa PalaySikatan!!!

Maraming salamat sa ating mga farmer-partners mula sa Duero, Bohol, na napabilang sa RCEF PalaySikatan technology demonstration noong nakaraang 2023 dry at wet season. 🚩Exit Conference 2023 WS & 2023 DS on “Palaysikatan; The RCEF Technology Demonstration of Recommended Inbred Rice Varieties and Mechanized Rice Farming” on May 22,2024 at Duero, Bohol. Conduct of Palaysikatan continue reading : Mananatili sa puso’t isipan ang mga natutunan sa PalaySikatan!!!

DA ATI-XII Begins Training of Trainers on Digital Agriculture Course for RCEF Batch 2

On May 23, 2024, the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center XII (DA ATI-XII) commenced the second batch of the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Digital Agriculture for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). The 3-day training, held for participants from Region 12 and BARMM, was warmly opened by Engr. Jun Rey L. continue reading : DA ATI-XII Begins Training of Trainers on Digital Agriculture Course for RCEF Batch 2