THE Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program led by the Department of Agriculture–Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) through its technology demonstration project known as 'PalaySikatan' continues to showcase the benefits of using recommended rice varieties and modern farm technologies in select areas in the country.

'We want farmers to personally experience the technologies and practices that we introduced. Because they do it themselves, they can witness and prove its efficiency. We are here to provide technical assistance from seed to seed,' RCEF Seed Program Field Operations and Monitoring Head Rizal Corales said.