Palaysikatan Participants under RCEF Seed Program

DA-PhilRice Isabela, under the RCEF Seed Program, is poised to expand its reach in its PalaySikatan technology demonstration project this 2023 wet season. Another 16 additional target sites in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Kalinga, Quirino, and Ifugao will highlight mechanized rice farming using newly released and recommended varieties.   While the project team is continue reading : Palaysikatan Participants under RCEF Seed Program

MAGING MAHUSAY na tagapagsanay, pangako ng isang TOT graduate

MAGING MAHUSAY na tagapagsanay, pangako ng isang Training of Trainers (TOT) graduate   Nangako si ka-Palay Joan D. Mohillo, facilitator ng Oceanic Pearl Organic Farm School, Inc. na siya ay magiging isang mahusay na tagapagsanay upang epektibo niyang maibahagi ang kanyang kaalaman sa mga magsasaka.   Nakamit ni Joan ang ‘Best in Microteaching Award’ sa continue reading : MAGING MAHUSAY na tagapagsanay, pangako ng isang TOT graduate

ATI-RTC III wrapped up its 16th Batch of RCEF-TOT

ATI Central Luzon in partnership with Villar SIPAG Foundation concluded the 11-day Training of Trainers on the Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice and Seeds and Farm Mechanization, today, at the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.   The training that ran from June 19-29, 2023 was participated by 30 farmer leaders from the different provinces around continue reading : ATI-RTC III wrapped up its 16th Batch of RCEF-TOT

App helps older rice farmers get free seeds

THE Binhi e-Padala system has improved the delivery of certified inbred rice seeds to senior farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)-Seed Program implemented by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Dominga Caranta, a 72-year-old farmer from Rosario, La Union, said the system’s utilization of digital technology eliminated the need for her to wake continue reading : App helps older rice farmers get free seeds

RCEF finances distribution of 2M bags of seed ahead of El Niño

THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program has financed the distribution of about two million bags of seed, including early-maturing varieties, in anticipation of the El Niño dry spell. PhilRice said the early-maturing varieties were tapped to help farmers harvest before any El Niño-induced droughts intensify. “Early-maturing continue reading : RCEF finances distribution of 2M bags of seed ahead of El Niño