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

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

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

RCEF PORTAL. Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech) officials lead the launch of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program in Quezon City on Monday (Oct. 2, 2023). The PMIS is an internet-based information platform that features a comprehensive set of essential data related to mechanization and extension support vital for the RCEF's implementation. (Photo courtesy of DA-PHilMech)

Info portal to ease stakeholders’ access to RCEF mechanization data

MANILA – Farmers and other stakeholders will now have easy access to information on the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program through a portal launched by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech). PHilMech director Dionisio Alvindia led the launch of the RCEF Program Monitoring and Reporting Information System (PMIS) continue reading : Info portal to ease stakeholders’ access to RCEF mechanization data

RICE PROCESSING FACILITIES. Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech) and officials of two farmers’ groups in Ilocos Norte pose for a photo after the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the establishment of Rice Processing System facilities in the towns of Piddig and Bacarra on Tuesday (Sept. 5, 2023). The grant of these facilities is under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. (Photo courtesy of DA-PhilMech)

2 Ilocos Norte farmer groups to get rice processing system

MANILA – Two farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Ilocos Norte would receive equipment worth over PHP130 million for the establishment of Rice Processing System (RPS) facilities under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. In a statement Tuesday, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech) said the Piddig Basi continue reading : 2 Ilocos Norte farmer groups to get rice processing system

BARMM to get P32-M worth of RCEF facilities

MANILA – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is set to receive PHP32.2 million worth of Rice Processing System (RPS) 1 facilities under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. In a statement released on Friday, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech) reported that the project will be continue reading : BARMM to get P32-M worth of RCEF facilities

RCEF Makina ipinamahagi itong Marso 2023

Maguindanao farmers to benefit from RCEF machines A total of 5,986 farmer-members of qualified farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Maguindanao will directly benefit from the machinery grants under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Mechanization Program after its distribution at the BARRM Integrated Agriculture Research Center (BARRMIARC), Simuay, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte, on March 14, continue reading : RCEF Makina ipinamahagi itong Marso 2023