Project Name：Rice Industry Value Chain Incubation and Development Project in the Philippines

Project status：Projects in Operation

Project Description：

This project is aligned with the Philippine government’s rice self-sufficiency targets and introduces an incubation and development framework for the rice industry value chain. It aims to support the upgrading and transformation of the integrated production and marketing system covering both upstream and downstream sectors of the rice industry.

In collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Isabela State University (ISU), the project will apply research outcomes to provide integrated services for the validation of production technologies and business models. It will also support business transformation and new enterprise development across all stages of the value chain, including seedling production, cultivation, post-harvesting, as well as the utilization of agricultural by-products. The scope of implementation includes: (1) establishing a rice industry incubation guidance system; (2) industry chain incubation and guidance.

Implementation Start Date：2026-01-01

Implementation End Date：2029-12-31

Project Objectives：

Integration of the rice industry chain in Isabela and Cagayan, with at least a 12% increase in output value for the upstream and downstream incubation groups (4 businesses and core guided households covering 500 hectares).

Executing Agency：

1. Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA)
2. Isabela Provincial Governments
3. Cagayan Provincial Governments
4. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
5. Taiwan Technical Mission

Current Progress：

As of the end of September 2026, the key achievements of this project include:

1.          Completed initial renovation of the incubation center and launched trial operations alongside DA Region II's machinery center opening.

2.          Contacted Taiwan's Ziyuan Rice Mill for collaboration, while Japan's Kubota visited to discuss adopting a FaaS (Rent-to-Own) model to boost transplanter capacity.

3.          Completed wet-season harvesting, bacterial blight trials, and agronomic trait surveys across 2 trial plots in Isabela and Cagayan.

4.          Partnered with a machinery expert to hold 2 maintenance trainings for master trainers and planned exchange visits to Taiwan.

5.          Conducted a cumulative total of 4 master trainer courses and 8 farmer training workshops.

6.          Provided technical consultations to 441 participants cumulatively (including 53 at a field day and 301 for machinery and pest control).

7.          Drafted an MOA with Isabela State University, currently under expedited review.

8.          Assisted 5 cooperatives in dry-season transplanting and wet-season harvesting, while advancing integrated nursery services for the next cropping season.

9.          Surveyed rice production areas to evaluate linking with BSWM's small-scale irrigation and solar pump facilities.

Project Contact：Yu Chen Chang

Phone：+886 28886140

E-mail：ycchang@icdf.org.tw