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ILOILO CITY—The Western Visayas regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has tapped two state colleges to review the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) in Iloilo province, one of the country’s top rice producers. The Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPS
With the La Niña season at hand, a farmers’ group urged the Philippine government to provide more mechanical grain dryers to aid farmers who are harvesting this season, saying that the increased rains are making them scramble to dry their produce.
FREE RICE SEEDS. A truckload of free certified inbred rice seeds for farmers is unloaded in Carmen, Surigao del Sur on Thursday (Oct. 21, 2021) as the yearend rice planting season begins. The Philippine Rice Research Institute - Agusan office has intensified the distribution of certified inbred rice seeds in the Caraga region to help rice farmers increase their production through the high-yielding certified rice seeds. (Photo courtesy of PhilRice-Agusan) BUTUAN CITY - The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) based in Agusan del Norte (PhilRice-Agusan) has intensified its distribution ...
FREE RICE SEEDS. A truckload of free certified inbred rice seeds for farmers is unloaded in Carmen, Surigao del Sur on Thursday (Oct. 21, 2021) as the yearend rice planting season begins. The Philippine Rice Research Institute - Agusan office has intensified the distribution of certified inbred rice seeds in the Caraga region to help rice farmers increase their production through the high-yielding certified rice seeds. (Photo courtesy of PhilRice-Agusan) BUTUAN CITY - The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) based in Agusan del Norte (PhilRice-Agusan) has intensified its distribution ...
CASH AID. Agriculture Secretary William Dar visits a rice farm in Alangalang, Leyte on Tuesday (Oct. 12, 2021). The official announced during his visit that some 1.56 million small rice farmers will receive PHP5,000 grant each before Christmas from excess rice tariffs.(Photo courtesy of Secretary William Dar) ABUYOG, Leyte - Some 1.56 million Filipino rice farmers will receive PHP5,000 grant each before Christmas from excess rice tariffs, Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar announced on Tuesday. Funds for distribution will be sourced from PHP7.7 billion excess collections from the ...