๐‘๐‚๐„๐… ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ. ๐’๐ญ๐จ. ๐๐ขรฑ๐จ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ŸŒพ

October 7, 2025 โ€“ Over eighty rice farmers gathered in Brgy. Sto. Niรฑo, Butuan City for the ๐‘๐‚๐„๐… ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, featuring 15 promising rice varieties suited to local growing conditions. The event was led by the ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐žโ€“๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐€๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ง in partnership with the ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ (๐‚๐€๐•๐ƒ) of Butuan City. It showcased the results of the ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐„๐ง๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐ (๐‘๐‚๐„๐…) varietal trials aimed at identifying high-yielding, resilient, and farmer-preferred rice varieties adaptable to the cityโ€™s agro-climatic conditions. ๐ŸŒพ Farmers witnessed field evaluations, participated in technology sharing sessions, and engaged in an open forum to provide feedback and recommendations. The event served as a venue for learning, exchange, and innovation toward improving local rice productivity. Through strong collaboration between DAโ€“PhilRice Agusan and City Government of Butuan , the RCEF program continues to empower Butuanon farmers in achieving rice competitiveness and ensuring food security for a ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐š๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ #CAVD #RCEF #DAPhilRiceAgusan