Smartphone application helps rice farmers

A new smartphone application is now available to local rice farmers to help them decide how to manage their crops better, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said.

Dr. Manny Regalado, acting deputy director for research at PhilRice, said that the new application, dubbed as “Rice Crop Manager” would allow extension officers of the Department of Agriculture to give farmers a specific recommendation on nutrient, pest, weed, or water management—depending on the specific variety they use, their yield from the previous season, and the site-specific conditions of their field.