Tag: #rice
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Rise with Rice: 5 agripreneurial tips from a next generation rice farmer
By: Vic Thor Palarca
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P20/kilo of rice will only make farmers suffer—VP bet Pangilinan
Lowering the price of rice to P20 per kilo would only cause unfavorable impacts to farmers, aspiring vice president Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said.
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Farmers disprove BBM’s P20 per kg rice promise
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng PIlipinas (KMP) refuted presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ promise to bring down rice prices to P20 per kilogram (kg).
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The origin of rice, according to Ibaloi legend
There are numerous legends surrounding the origin of rice in the Philippines. One such legend comes from the Ibaloi people, who are one of indigenous ethnic groups that make up the Igorots of the Cordillera region. This legend not only depicts the origin of rice, but also touches on the creation of cats and rats, as well as why Igorots perform a harvest ritual called kosday kanyaw.
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PH receives Vietnam's rice donation for 'Odette'-hit communities
The Philippines has received 200 tons of rice from the Vietnamese government for the communities hard-hit by Typhoon Odette late last year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
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Pacquiao to ensure 'reasonable' farm gate price of palay if he becomes president
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao has vowed to support rice farmers if he wins in May by ensuring that they will be able to sell their palay (unhusked rice) produce at a fair and reasonable price.
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Developing our high value crops: some insights from an insider
It’s no secret that the Philippine agriculture industry is in need of positive changes if it aims to become robust enough to provide stakeholders with a viable source of income as well as ensure that the country is food secure.
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Award-winning chef co-hosts Pinoy cooking course on UK culinary website
Filipino cuisine has been gaining interest globally, partly due to generations of people of Filipino descent seeking to understand their roots.
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SeedWorks PH cements market position in PH
SeedWorks Philippines has cemented its market position in the Philippines after one of its hybrid rice varieties — called US 88 — dominated two of the important hybrid rice derbies in the country.
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PH rice imports seen surging to 2.6-M MT by end-2021
The country’s rice imports will end up higher than earlier expected at 2.6 million metric tons (MT), making the country still one of the top rice importers in the world.
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LandBank joins DA cash subsidy distribution to farmers
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has joined the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the distribution of cash grants to Nueva Ecija rice farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA).
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DA to distribute P5,000 cash assistance to Nueva Ecija farmers
The government will distribute direct cash assistance of P5,000 to as many as 59,125 farmers in Nueva Ecija to be funded from the excess rice import tariff collection under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).
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DA targets 1.3-M hectare hybrid rice area for 2022
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has targeted an unprecedented hybrid rice area of 1.2 to 1.3 million hectares for crop year 2022 after a lull in planting amid the pandemic.
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Rice farmers urgently asking for dryers
Farmers have asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) to immediately provide more large-capacity mechanical grain dryers to help them during this palay harvest season, which is facing the onset of La Nina.
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Nothing tastes like Filipino
Prompted by wanderlust and inspired by a memorable all-Filipino birthday and thanksgiving dinner at The Maynila Ballroom of The Manila Hotel
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P439-M worth of farm machines distributed in Leyte
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) has distributed farm machines worth P439.8 million in Leyte, benefitting 131 qualified farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) from 38 municipalities and cities of the province.
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DA to encourage farmers’ cooperatives to directly import fertilizer
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is coming up with ways on how to help rice farmers cope with the rising cost of fertilizer in the Philippines – one of which is to possibly encourage farmers’ cooperatives to import fertilizers directly.
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Rice import duties hit P14 B—Customs
Revenue collection from imported rice increased this year despite decline in the price of the staple food in the world market, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported Thursday, Oct. 21.