Malacañang said that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has started developing a "strategy plan" to promote planting hybrid seeds on 1.5 million hectares of rice land during the dry season. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6) The Palace...
To address production problems amid the dry season, a strategy plan is now being developed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to promote the planting of hybrid seeds to 1.5 million hectares of rice land during the dry season. Rice (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a recent press briefing,...
Aiming to strengthen his organization's longstanding collaboration with the Department of Agriculture (DA), newly-appointed country representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) Lionel Henri Valentin Dabbadie vowed to help boost the Philippine rice sector and food...
The government has allotted P1 billion fund for farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed, Thursday, Feb. 16. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6)...
As long as the government could carry out significant reorganizations involving different agencies, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. expressed confidence that the country would be close to attaining self-sufficiency in rice in two years. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. Marcos said this...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has agreed to adopt hybrid rice as a better alternative to the inbred variety for increased crop production. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) This was after the President met with SL Agritech Corporation (SLAC),...
Cambodia, which exports half of its rice production to Vietnam, is seeking to export directly its surplus harvest to the Philippines, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)I . Newly confirmed DTI Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual met today, Feb. 2, with high-level Cambodian delegation...
Image from Pexels Space breeding involves the production of a new variety of crops by sending seeds into space and exposing the seed to radiation and microgravity in the hope of inducing a mutation. Some preferred mutations for rice production are increased yield, early maturing, and resistance to...
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...
Photo by Ollie Craig from Pexels According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), soil salinization is a common problem worldwide. There are 1100 million hectares of soil affected by high salinity. In China, 100 million hectares have saline soil. To address the issue, soil...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, Jan. 20, that it has completed a new flood control structure at the Peñaranda River that will protect residential and farmland communities in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. Photo: DPWH DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino...
ALBANO CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Gov. Rodito T. Albano III vowed to provide a monthly 10-kilogram rice subsidy to barangay tanods or watchmen and public school teachers in this province this year. A report from the Isabela provincial information office said Albano made the pledge during the...
