After the scuba rice which was designed to survive water submergence, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has announced the development of another rice variety that can tolerate saline waters.
Read Full StoryNational Food Authority Administrator Jessup P. Navarro said Saturday he expected rice prices to remain stable and that his agency was ready to flood the market with NFA stock to curb any unusual spike in the prices of "commercial rice."
Read Full StoryRice production in the country is forecast to fall by three-fourths from current levels in 10 years if nothing is done to mitigate and adapt to climate change, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday.
Read Full StoryThe International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is banking on “scuba rice” to keep Filipino farmers’ hopes afloat even through an increasingly unpredictable climate.
Read Full StoryTHE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT expects the country’s unmilled rice production in the first half to grow by 4.0 percent from the same period last year.
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