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                    [ArticleID] => 710196
                    [Title] => PhilRice rice hull gasifier cuts down irrigation costs by 44%
                    [Summary] => 

 Farmers who use gasoline to run irrigation pumps in their farmlands can now heave a sigh of relief after a new rice hull gasifier engine-pump system developed by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) was found to reduce irrigation costs by up to 44 percent and reduce environmental hazards.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 527817 [Title] => Exporters brace for rebound through innovative strategies [Summary] =>

Preparing for the global market rebound, the export industry will arm its members with strategies by strengthening the network, involving raw materials supplier and manufacturers.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1298072 [AuthorName] => Ehda Dagooc [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 431366 [Title] => Stimulating the economy through R&D [Summary] =>

We are currently in the midst of a worldwide recession that threatens many economies, including ours.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1742073 [AuthorName] => Sen. Edgardo Angara [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 391297 [Title] => 7 ‘mestisos’ [Summary] => SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija — And now there are seven of them.

Mestiso 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

They are rice varieties developed over the past decade by the rice research system, primarily involving the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 391302 [Title] => Government rice R & D program improves Ormoc farmers’ lives [Summary] => When it comes to implementing rice R&D technology programs, give Mayor Eric C. Codilla of Ormoc City (Leyte) the highest grade.

That’s what DA-PhilRice did when it sponsored the 20th National Rice R&D Conference held last March 14-15 at its 100 plus-hectare central experiment station and main office along the Cagayan Valley Road in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 272535 [Title] => And now palayamanan [Summary] => This time, it’s palayamanan.

Now becoming a by-word initially among rice farmers in northwestern Luzon, it is officially called Intensive Rice-based Farming Systems Technology Demostration Farms.

And since it was introduced in 2001 by the DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), it has been benefiting a good number of farmers in northern Luzon, particularly in the Ilocos Region.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 247591 [Title] => N Mindanao farmers just love ‘Angelica’ [Summary] => Farmers in northeastern Mindanao, geographically called the CARAGA region, just love "Angelica".

No, "Angelica" is not a person, although the name is derived from that of a lovely lady provincial executive.

Before you further get confused, here’s the score: "Angelica" is a rice variety named after Agusan del Norte Gov. Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante.

Now officially named NSIC Rc122, it was approved recently by the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) for commercial planting.
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