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DA urges rice farmers to use water-saving techniques

QUEZON CITY, June 7 — The Department of Agriculture is urging  farmers to employ the water management technologies developed by PhilRice to  effectively and efficiently use water and maximize rice yields now that the country experiences El Niño, Engr. Evangeline Sibayan, Supervising Science Research Specialist at PhilRice’s Rice Engineering and Mechanization Division, in a DA statement said  that the alternate wet and drying (AWD) method is an effective guide for farmers on when to irrigate the […]