Hybrid rice farmers turn in impressive yields
MANILA, Philippines - Twenty hybrid rice farmers from Nueva Ecija, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Isabela, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zamboanga del Sur, North Cotabato, Camarines Sur and Oriental and Occidental Mindoro have scored unprecedented records in rice production never before achieved by any farmers planting the traditional or inbred rice variety.
Their average production per hectare using the SL-8H hybrid rice seeds is 250 cavans. Highest was 345.6 cavans produced last year’s dry cropping season by Severino Payumo, a 69-year-old farmer of barangay Biliran in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.
Payumo broke the record of 345 cavans per hectare harvested in 2009 by lady farmer Aida Badong of San Nicolas, Camarines Sur.
Fernando Gabuyo, also of Nueva Ecija, has a record harvest of 335 cavans per hectare, followed by Freddie Dalisay of Occidental Mindoro with 291.40.
Severino Velasquez, another farmer from Nueva Ecija, is fifth in the list of the country’s top hybrid rice yielder with a record of 280.47 cavans per hectare.
The 15 other hybrid rice farmers are Ricardo Buenaventura (Nueva Ecija), 266.23 cavans per hectare; Alfredo Domingo (Isabela), 260; Ramil Jiminez (Occidental Mindoro), 258; Michael Viduya and Edward Importante (Occidental Mindoro), 250 and 236 cavans, respectively; Dominador Mariano (Tarlac), 256.97; Ronald Macalma (Ilocos Norte), 251; Leoncio Balasbas (Zamboanga del Sur), 217; Hilario Lacaste (Pangasinan). 214; Rogelio Penticostes (Pangasinan), 210; Marino Fugarata (North Cotabato), 210; Crispin Sunio (Cagayan), 208; Willie Dulay (Tarlac), 207; Gerardo Cantos (Oriental Mindoro), 206; and Feliciano Biagtan (Pangasinan), 205 cavans per hectare.
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