"It can spread quickly from one field to another if left unmanaged." Officials discover worrisome effects of 'rapid' increase ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has requested the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release the remaining ...

The Department of Agriculture has requested the Department of Budget and Management to release the remaining balance of the rice tariff collections from last year amounting to over P24 billion.

Manila, Philippines – The country’s rice imports are expected to decline this year but remain large enough to drive down the ...

NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines — In the Philippines, people say, “Bigas ay buhay”: “Rice is life.” It’s a neutral canvas for every meal. Other foods are often served as “ulam,” the ...

For 2,000 years the mountains of Ifugao province in the Philippines have been carefully cultivated with a seemingly endless series of terraced fields that climb thousands of feet. The Ifugao Rice ...

By following these guidelines, problems related to pests in the rice fields are expected to be mitigated. For additional information, farmers may contact the PhilRice text center hotline at ...

Sharpen your rice disease and insect management skills July 14 at a training session hosted by the University of Arkansas ...

The Philippines is the world’s biggest rice importer, estimated to hit 3.8 million metric tons, surpassing the revised import projection of 3.5 million tons for perennial top buyer China ...

PALAWAN, Philippines — On Aug. 8, 2013, Fernando de Chavez, along with more than 400 farmers and advocates, stormed a Golden Rice field trial site in Pili, a town in Camarines Sur province ...

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—The Philippines is on a path to self-sufficiency in rice production, with hybrid rice genotypes emerging as a critical innovation. As one of the ...

In case of calamities or pest and disease outbreaks affecting their bananas and rice, they can turn to root crops as substitutes: “They have alternatives for survival because if they don’t ...