PhilRice Batac intensifies use of climate change-ready farm machine

To help farmers cope with the delayed and limited rainfall this wet season, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte has stepped up its efforts in promoting the multi-purpose seeder. Recently introduced in Marcos, Ilocos Norte and Bauang, La Union, 68 farmers who are transitioning from transplanting to direct-seeding, have observed the continue reading : PhilRice Batac intensifies use of climate change-ready farm machine

Aarangkada ang Magsasaka sa Tamang Makinarya!

Sa pagsasara ng taon, mahigit isang bilyong pisong makinaryang RCEF ang naipamahagi ng PHilMech sa iba’t ibang FCAs at LGUs mula sa mga rice producing provinces sa bansa, nitong nakalipas na dalawang linggo. Kabilang na rito ay ang Lanao del Sur, Sultan Kudarat, Nueva Ecija, Leyte, Bukidnon, Albay, Iloilo, Southern Leyte, Davao de Oro, Zamboanga continue reading : Aarangkada ang Magsasaka sa Tamang Makinarya!

Distribution of Machineries under RCEF 2023

CamSur Obtains of RCEF Mechines Farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) and local government units from Camarines Sur are the latest recipients of farm machines under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Program (RCEF) – Mechanization Program, marking what is expected to be the final machine turnover under the program for 2023. A total of Php19 million worth continue reading : Distribution of Machineries under RCEF 2023

SUFFICIENT RICE. A rice field in Sibalom, Antique. Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) chief Nicolasito Calawag said in an interview Tuesday (Dec. 12, 2023) that as of Nov. 30, the province of Antique was 159.33 percent sufficient in rice with a total of production of 248,334.28 metric tons. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay)

Prov’l agri office says Antique 159.33% rice sufficient

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The province of Antique is 159.33 percent sufficient in rice. Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) chief Nicolasito Calawag said in an interview Tuesday that as of Nov. 30, their office recorded a total production of 248,334.28 metric tons from the 61,420.48 hectares of rice farms throughout the province. continue reading : Prov’l agri office says Antique 159.33% rice sufficient