Today, July 18, 2022, batch 18 of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Extension Services Program(RCEF-RESP) Rice Specialists’ Training Course (RSTC) kicked off at the DA-PhilRice Agusan Experiment Station, Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte. The 27 Agricultural Extension Workers (AEW) from Region 9 will be trained for 14 weeks to be rice specialists who are continue reading : AEWs and TESDA accredited farm school trainers are ready for the RSTC and TOT challenge
TESDA accredited farm school trainers completed the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund- Rice Extension Services Program (RCEF-RESP) Training of Trainers on Pest and Nutrient Management (TOT PNM) on July 22, 2022 in Mailag, Bukidnon. A total of 30 trainers have completed the Training of Trainers on integrated pest and nutrient management at the Maricz Integrated Farm continue reading : Guaranteed equipped with quality knowledge
The use of Minus-One Element Technique (MOET), a farmer-friendly and quick soil analysis kit, added 20 cavans (62kg/cavan) to the harvest of a farmer in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. Ryan F. Alvar usually harvests 35 cavans (62kg/cavan) from his 0.8-ha field. When he applied his learnings on the use of MOET from the PalaySikatan continue reading : Use of MOET increases Surigao farmer’s harvest by 36%
A total of 1,200 bags (full allocation) of certified inbred rice seeds were delivered to the City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur, on June 16, 2022 with the help of Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). NSIC Rc160 and Rc480 were among the varieties that were delivered and will be distributed to Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund continue reading : Bislig City farmers: 2022 Wet Season ready
Rice Specialists from Brgy. Bangcud, Malaybalay City and Luis-Sisay Farming School owners, Wilmar Ompoc and John Paul Ompoc, conduct Farmers’ Field School (FFS) in Malaybalay City. After graduating from the 6th and 7th batch of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Specialists’ Training Course (RCEF-RSTC) and Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rice Research Institute continue reading : RCEF-RSTC ripple effect in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon
On June 3, 2022, participants of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Extension Service Program (RCEF-RESP) Rice Specialists’ Training Course Batch 12 (RCEF RSTC Batch 12) will be going home as Rice Specialists after successfully completing the season-long training at the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) Agusan Experiment Station. After continue reading : From Trainees to Rice Specialist
Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) beneficiaries in Caraga have increased their rice harvest by half-ton per hectare from 2019 to 2021 dry season (DS). Frenciso L. Varquez, RCEF-Branch Project Development Officer, reported that RCEF beneficiaries achieved a regional yield increase from 3.74t/ha to 4.21t/ha in the DS. Meanwhile, almost a quarter increase was recorded from continue reading : Caraga RCEF beneficiaries achieve half-ton rice yield increase
