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In this issue, let’s get to know more about Rice Tariffication Law. For features, we lined up Lea dR. Abaoag – a woman of strength and passion, and our partnership with the Department of Education. Read here the farming gender differentials data in Central Luzon. These information are useful in customizing policies, trainings, technologies, and communication materials. Other uses of rice straw and the potential of Makahiya and Lantana in managing bacterial leaf blight are also highlighted. Please share these info to the farmers. Our article on organizing your files may be useful as we approach the second quarter.
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GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT RICE TARIFFICATION ACT
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BY BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
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Republic Act 11203 titled, "An Act Liberalizing the Importation, Exportation, and Trading of Rice, Lifting for the Purpose the Quantitative Import Restrictions on Rice and for Other Purposes," took effect on March 5, 2019. The law was designed to lower the price of rice in the country by lifting all existing quantitative restrictions and replacing them with tariffs.
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MEDICINAL PLANTS CURE FOR RICE DISEASE
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BY ANNA MARIE BAUTISTA
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Makahiya (Mimosa pudica) and Lantana (Lantana camara), medicinal plants known to treat common diseases in humans, were also found to be beneficial to rice plants, recent study showed. In a research, Nueva Ecija High School student Lena Nagaosa with her adviser Jerandel Gaspar and PhilRice researchers Ma. Salome Duca and Dindo King Donayre, gathered that said perennial weed and flowering plant can fight bacterial leaf blight (BLB) in rice.
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STOP!
YOU’RE BURNING
CASH
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BY REUEL MARAMARA
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Harvest is fast approaching. At last, Mang Juan will be reaping the reward of more than three months of caring for his rice plants. He’s not only excited for harvest, but also for the rice straw, locally known as dayami, that he will get. This will give him more income as fertilizer and as growing medium for his mushrooms.
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MEN AND WOMEN FARMERS OF THE PHILIPPINE RICE GRANARY
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BY ELSIE REYES
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Ever wonder about the relevance of gender studies to rice farming? Check this infographic of 2018 Central Luzon gender research results and how they can turn into actionable data.
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IDEAS TO ORGANIZE E-FILES
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BY ZENNY AWING
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Tired of messy files scattering all over your computer? Can’t find the document needed for your presentation or research? You might have lost it, or worst deleted it. You wouldn’t worry this much if your files are organized. Now cheer up, for we have listed down some of the many ways to organize e-files.
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In the Philippines, a team from Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) finds a way to help engage the Filipino youth in agricuture. Dubbed as “Informediary Campaign,” the campaign worked with the Department of Education (DepEd) to encourage the youth to explore the farming sector and to make agriculture an attractive career for the young people.
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GETTING THE YOUTH’S ATTENTION
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BY ALLAN BIWANG
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AN EPITOME OF STRENGTH
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BY DONNA CRIS CORPUZ
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More than the height, beauty, and wit, Lei is a principled woman of strength; strength that made her dedicate her life serving farmers; strength that compelled her to continue working while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation; and the strength that not even cancer, nor death, can ever break.
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