LAOAG CITY — The state run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) is partnering with the Ilocos Norte Agricultural College (INAC) to promote climate-resilient technologies through a nine-hectare rice demonstration farm.
LAOAG CITY — The state run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) is partnering with the Ilocos Norte Agricultural College (INAC) to promote climate-resilient technologies through a nine-hectare rice demonstration farm.
The farm, established at INAC, is aimed at empowering local communities to sustain crop productivity amidst the challenges of climate change.
The project, dubbed Sustaining Crop Productivity in Climate Vulnerable Areas in Ilocos Norte through Science and Technology Community-Based Farm (STCBF) on Climate Resilient Technologies, features the use of carrageenan plant growth regulator, bio-N or a microbial-based fertilizer, straight row planting and use of quality seeds, among others, to increase income in rice farming.
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