September 25, 2025 by irrieducation Technology Transfer 0 comments

Rice: Research to Production Online Training Course

Course Description

This online, self-paced course covers the basics of rice production and aims to give learners an appreciation of the changes and challenges in the rice industry—from production to market. It introduces key topics such as rice breeding, crop diversification, gender and rice research development, the rice value chain, and digital tools for improving and sustaining rice production. The course also explores how to structure effective collaboration with the national extension and research community. In addition, learners will be exposed to the facilitation tools and techniques integrated throughout the course, designed to enhance engagement, support collaborative learning, and promote practical application of concepts.

Course Objectives

By the end of the training course, the participants should be able to:

Discuss the basics, best management practices and digital tools for rice production
Explain the rice value chain and gender in rice research and development
Learn and practice the RR2P facilitation module including participatory adaptive research and its importance in facilitating adaptation and adoption of technologies

Key Modules:

Cluster 1 – On-Farm Planning and Budget Preparation

Module 1: Farm Planning and Budgeting
Module 2: Diversified Farming in Rice-based Systems
Module 3: Digital Tools for Rice Production

Cluster 2 – Rice Crop Establishment

Module 4: Rice Plant Morphology and Growth Stages
Module 5: Rice Varieties and Ecosystem
Module 6: Land Preparation and Leveling
Module 7: Rice Crop Establishment

Cluster 3.1 – Soil and Water Management

Module 8: Water Management in Rice-based Systems
Module 9: Nutrient Management

Cluster 3.2 – Pest Management

Module 10A: Pest Management – Major Insect Pests of Rice and their Management
Module 10B: Identification and Management of Major Diseases of Rice
Module 10C: Rodents, Golden Apple Snails, and their Management
Module 10D: Major Weeds of Rice and their Management

Cluster 3.3 – Harvest and Post-Harvest Management

Module 11: Harvest and Post-Harvest Management

Cluster 4 – Rice Breeding

Module 12: Rice Breeding

Cluster 5 – Rice Value Chain under the Philippine Context

Module 13: Rice Value Chain under the Philippine Context

Cluster 6 – Rice Research for Development

Module 14: On-farm Participatory Adaptive Research
Module 15: Gender and Rice Research for Development
Module 16: RR2P Online Course Facilitation

Learning Modality

The program will adopt a blended learning approach that combines both online synchronous and asynchronous sessions, and face-to-face program. This would offer participants flexibility and customization maximizing the benefits of both in-person interaction and access to online digital tools for learning.

Online Program

The training will be delivered self-paced through the DA-ATI Learning Management System. Participants will have five weeks to complete the RR2P online training modules at their convenience.

During this period, the participants will be closely monitored to ensure timely and successful access to the online modules through the learning management system. Group Huddle Sessions, primarily aimed to organize each group to meet, discuss, and finalize their group presentations in preparation for the panel presentation will be included.

Attendance at the group huddle sessions is not required as the participants may opt to use other platforms that they deem more accessible for all the group members.

Lastly, online Panel Presentations will be done weekly to give the participants a chance to demonstrate their learnings gained from the self-paced learning by presenting their group output to the panel of cluster resource persons.

Face-to-face Culminating Program

Participants who have successfully completed the program will have a chance to come to IRRI Headquarters for the one-week culminating program.

This session is essential to provide the participants with a holistic and hands-on learning application. The face-to-face session aims to support the learning process of the participants and provide them opportunities to apply what they have learned from the online sessions under the guidance of course resource persons. During this program, participants engage in real-time case problem analysis and practical demonstrations including field practices of their learnings from the online course. Hence, only participants who have successfully completed the online course can qualify and be invited to participate in the face-to-face session.

Participants

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