Post-Harvest Handling: Protecting Grain Quality After Harvest
This article explains how proper post-harvest handling—cleaning, drying, storing, milling, and transporting rice—helps farmers preserve grain quality and reduce losses....
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Seed Selection and Breeding: Laying the Foundation for Better Rice Yields
This article discusses how selecting high-quality seeds and using proper breeding practices helps farmers achieve higher crop performance, resilience, and profitability....
The Basics of Land Preparation for Rice Farming
This article explains how proper land preparation—through plowing, harrowing, leveling, and water management—lays the foundation for successful rice production and higher yields....
Pangilinan seeks prompt release of rice tariff rules
By Wilnard Bacelonia MANILA – SenatorFrancis Pangilinan on Tuesday urged economic managers to promptly issue the new rice tariff-setting guidelines and release the remaining PHP13-billion balance under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCE...
Drop in prices of staple foods excites traders in Ondo, Osun, Ekiti
Food sellers in Ondo, Osun and Ekiti States have observed a drastic reduction in prices, attributing it to factors like the government’s agricultural interventions, increased production, and seasonal price reductions of agricultural produce. A surv...
DA to expand P20/kilo rice program in Clark
More than 150,000 workers in the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in Pampanga are expected to benefit from the government"s P20-per-kilo rice initiative as the Department of Agriculture (DA) moves to expand the program in the area....
Punjab: Floods, fake grain and failed support
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana — reeling from floods and falling yields — have borne fresh losses when they most needed support...
Extreme floods are slashing global rice yields faster than expected
Scientists discovered that a week of full submergence is enough to kill most rice plants, making flooding a far greater threat than previously understood. Intensifying extreme rainfall events may amplify these losses unless vulnerable regions adopt m...
Philippine variety wins silver at World’s Best Rice Award
THE Philippines’ homegrown rice variety NSIC Rc218, popularly known as Mabango and sold locally as Dinorado, has won silver at the 2025 World’s Best Rice Award in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Chosen from 30 entries representing rice giants such as Thail...
"Myth of Rice Cultivation: Ideas, Beliefs, and Memories" Exhibition from the Zhejiang Archaeology and Chinese Civilization Series Open at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 30, 2025, the special exhibition "Myth of Rice Cultivation: Ideas, Beliefs, and Memories", part of the Zhejiang Archaeology and Chinese Civilization Series, was inaugurated at the China Cultural Cente...