HIGH-YIELDING SEEDS. The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Agusan has reported that 19,615 rice farmers from three provinces in the Caraga region engaged in certified inbred rice farming in 2021. This year, PhilRice said, 65,388 bags of certified inbred rice seeds were released to farmers in the region, covering 32,693 hectares of rice fields. (Photo from PhilRice-Agusan) BUTUAN CITY - A total of 19,615 farmers from the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, and Surigao del Sur devoted their farms to certified inbred rice production in 2021. The three provinces are the coverage areas in the Caraga region for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) seed program of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Agusan of the Department of Agriculture (DA). "The RCEF program aims to help our farmers become competitive in terms of high production and increased income," PhilRice-Agusan RCEF Coordinator Jasmin Reyes said in a phone interview Th
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 of certified inbred rice seeds to farmers in the Caraga region in time for the October-November planting season. In a phone interview on Friday, PhilRice-Agusan rice competitiveness enhancement fund (RCEF) coordinator Jasmin Reyes said a total of 2,000 certified inbred rice seeds, composed of RC 216 and RC 440, have been allotted to Carmen, Surigao del Sur, where the yearend planting season is abo
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 of certified inbred rice seeds to farmers in the Caraga region in time for the October-November planting season. In a phone interview on Friday, PhilRice-Agusan rice competitiveness enhancement fund (RCEF) coordinator Jasmin Reyes said a total of 2,000 certified inbred rice seeds, composed of RC 216 and RC 440, have been allotted to Carmen, Surigao del Sur, where the yearend planting season is abo