2 Negros cities pilot ‘PalaySikatan’ to boost rice yield

BACOLOD CITY – The cities of Sagay and Sipalay in Negros Occidental province have been chosen as pilot sites for the implementation of the PalaySikatan technology demonstration project of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice). Implemented under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program, it features the utilization of modern inbred rice varieties continue reading : 2 Negros cities pilot ‘PalaySikatan’ to boost rice yield

Second Batch of Feasibility Study Workshop

Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) conducts the 2nd batch of this year’s two-day feasibility study workshop for the beneficiaries of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program – Rice Processing System (RPS) held in Iloilo City on March 15 to 16, 2023.   Twenty-seven farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) and local continue reading : Second Batch of Feasibility Study Workshop

Natupad ang panalangin

Sa ikalawang pagkakataon, bumalik ang sigla ni ka-Palay Ernesto Niadas, 56, farmer-cooperator ng Brgy. Maytubig, Isabela, Negros Occidental dahil sa ganda ng tindig ng kanyang mga pananim ngayong 2023 dry season sa PalaySikatan technology demonstration ng Rice Competitiveness Enhancemenr Fund (RCEF) Seed Program. Kwento niya, malaking kawalan ang 2022 wet season ng PalaySikatan dahil sa continue reading : Natupad ang panalangin

Western Visayas farmers to receive inbred rice seeds

ILOILO CITY – Farmers in Western Visayas are set to receive certified inbred rice seeds for wet season planting. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6) The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated 430,196 bags of seeds under the continue reading : Western Visayas farmers to receive inbred rice seeds