RICE. Workers unload sacks of rice at a warehouse in Tondo, Manila, on May 7, 2024. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has prioritized the amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law to bring down the price of rice in the retail market. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)

Imee wants LGUs, coops to directly buy rice from farmers thru RCEF

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MANILA – Local Government Units (LGUs) and agriculture cooperatives should be allowed to buy rice directly from farmers using part of the PHP10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) or Rice Fund, Senator Imee Marcos said Wednesday. “Para pakinabangan yung kukulektahin na buwis, ipamigay sa PhilMech (Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization), sa PhilRice (Philippine continue reading : Imee wants LGUs, coops to directly buy rice from farmers thru RCEF

RCEF Learning Sites for Agriculture (LSA) in Region III

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#ATICentralLuzon successfully completed the first batch of the Training of Trainers on Digital Agriculture Course for Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) at Duran Farm, San Ildefonso, Bulacan on April 23 – 26, 2024. Total of 21 farmers and youth from different Learning Sites for Agriculture (LSA) in region 3 attended and actively participated the said continue reading : RCEF Learning Sites for Agriculture (LSA) in Region III

Makakarecover pa….

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Natutunan ni ka-Palay Aristotle D. Daylag, 45, ng Cabangan, Zambales sa ginanap na RCEF Tekno Gabay ngayong araw na mayroong tinatawag na “compensatory ability” ang mga batang palay. Ibig sabihin, kainin man ito ng pesteng insekto, makaka-recover pa rin ito! Kaya wag basta basta mag-spray ng pestisidyo!✅ May kakayahang makabawi ang mga batang palay sa continue reading : Makakarecover pa….

Villar commends PhilRice-led RCEF programs

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Senator Cynthia A. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, has lauded the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) for its effective implementation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed and Rice Extension Services Programs during a recent session of the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization. “I’ve continue reading : Villar commends PhilRice-led RCEF programs

Bagong eksperto sa pagpapalay, makakasangga ng ating mga ka-Palay sa Albay!

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“Mas handa at kumpyansa kami na babalik sa aming mga magsasaka at tulungang pagyabungin ang kanilang pagpapalay!” Ito ang naging pahayag ni ka-Palay Janet Lorilla ng LGU-Daraga, isa sa 30 graduates ng Training of Trainers on High Quality Inbred Rice Seeds, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization ng RCEF Extension Program. Maliban sa iba’t ibang teknolohiya continue reading : Bagong eksperto sa pagpapalay, makakasangga ng ating mga ka-Palay sa Albay!

PHilMech distributes agricultural machines to Lanao del Sur

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A total of Php20.86M worth of agricultural machines were delivered under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program of the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) to Lumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur during the provincial machinery turnover held on April 30, 2024. This distribution includes 59 units of rice thresher, 42 units of continue reading : PHilMech distributes agricultural machines to Lanao del Sur