Rice Crop Manager: enhancing the yields and profitability of rice farmers in the Philippine through innovative ICT approach
2018
Dela Torre, J.C. | Limpiada, R. | Castillo, R. | Collado, W.
The Philippines, being the world's eighth largest rice producer, still has very small rice area harvested as compared with other major rice growing areas in Asia (GRISP), 2013). Most of the rice areas across the country are typically small and can vary in yield, fertilizer use, and crop growing conditions. The adoption of crop management practices tailored to a specific field condition can contribute to increased yields and profitability of rice farming. Through 'precision agriculture', field-specific information can be easily and effectively acquired from rice farmers and they can rapidly receive a crop management recommendation specific to their field and rice-growing conditions at low cost. Rice Crop Manager is a free, browser-based decision tool developed and released in the Philippines on 2013. It uses scientific principles and modern computing approach to provide nutrient and crop management guideline tailored to irrigated-and rainfed-lowland rice-growing condition in the Philippines. The guideline provided in the form of one-page print-out or SMS contains actionable advices which matches the cropping practices and needs of the specific field conditions of the farmer. RCM addresses management constraints which can vary across fields and other rice growing conditions, and aims to increase the yield or productivity, as well as income of rice farmers in the Philippines with improved crop management. Through collaborative research with the Department of Agriculture, RCM is periodically enhanced with the new scientific findings and information on rice farming. RCM also helps increase the effectiveness of our extension services and accelerate the flow of information from research to farmers.
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