Also, in the International Rice Genebank housed at IRRI, 4,670 rice samples from the Philippines are conserved, including 4,070 traditional varieties, 485 modern varieties, and 115 wild relatives ...

Around 35,000 Filipino households by 2028 will have access to a rice variety that seeks to address zinc deficiency in the ...

The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras are authentic in form, character, and function as a direct result of the 2000 year-old and continuously maintained regime that balances climatic, ...

In the rice-obsessed Philippines, the lifting of a two-decades old cap on imports aims to break the nation out of a cycle of politically fraught price shocks. News Home Page ...

As part of IRRI's 50th anniversary celebrations, three speakers from the International Rice Research Institute and PhilRice concurred that the Philippines can be self sufficient in rice.

Exclusive: Philippine rice buyers delay 350,000 tons of Vietnamese cargoes, sources say. By Naveen Thukral. February 7, 2025 5:35 AM UTC Updated February 7, 2025 A farmer harvests ...

The Philippines wants to boost cooperation on rice with Vietnam to ensure its food security, Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said during a visit to Vietnam over the weekend.

The Philippine government may remove the ceiling on rice prices in two weeks as local harvests start to come in, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said.. The price cap, imposed last week, is ...