VIRAC, CATANDUANES – Despite the incessant rains over the Bicol Region brought by shear line from December to January this year, the promise of healthy harvest beckons as the Malusog rice planted by the farmer cooperators in this town remains robust.
In an interview with Virac Municipal Agriculturist Jimma V. Tadoy, she confirmed that more than two hectares in different sites in Virac were planted with Malusog rice.
The farmer-cooperators were enthusiastic with this new rice variety as they observed the rice’s robust growth and resistance to pests and diseases.
The province of Catanduanes is one of the seven provinces in the Philippines selected as pilot areas for the cultivation of the biofortified Malusog Rice. The National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) has approved the said rice variety as NSIC 2022 Rc 682GR2E or Malusog 1.
The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) is leading the development and deployment of Malusog Rice in partnership with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). (Lovella P. Guarin – RAFIS 5 / photo credit: Hermito Privaldos)
Malusog Rice promises healthy harvest in Catanduanes
VIRAC, CATANDUANES – Despite the incessant rains over the Bicol Region brought by shear line from December to January this year, the promise of healthy harvest beckons as the Malusog rice planted by the farmer cooperators in this town remains robust.
In an interview with Virac Municipal Agriculturist Jimma V. Tadoy, she confirmed that more than two hectares in different sites in Virac were planted with Malusog rice.
The farmer-cooperators were enthusiastic with this new rice variety as they observed the rice’s robust growth and resistance to pests and diseases.
The province of Catanduanes is one of the seven provinces in the Philippines selected as pilot areas for the cultivation of the biofortified Malusog Rice. The National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) has approved the said rice variety as NSIC 2022 Rc 682GR2E or Malusog 1.
The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) is leading the development and deployment of Malusog Rice in partnership with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). (Lovella P. Guarin – RAFIS 5 / photo credit: Hermito Privaldos)