Call Prefix : PR-AS

Call Suffix : 2025

Call Main : SEARCA AJAD 2025 22-2-5

Location : SEARCA Library

Format : Printed; electronic

Series : Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD)

Publisher : SEARCA

Publication Date : 2025 Dec

Publication Place : Los Banos, Laguna

Summary : This study explored the uptake pathway of NSIC Rc 160, a rice variety bred by the Philippine Rice Research Institute of the Department of Agriculture. NSIC Rc 160 is renowned for its exceptional eating quality and widespread popularity throughout the Philippines. The study employed innovations mapping in pursuing the inquiry, along with key informant interviews and focus group discussions in nine provinces: Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Bulacan, Samar, Leyte, Davao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, and Surigao del Sur. Criterion, snowball, and purposive sampling were employed in recruiting participants and in identifying the phenomena to be investigated. The study found the variety successful indeed, as it had managed to spread across the country with high acceptability among various stakeholders. The extent of its success, however, is stifled by weaknesses in the innovation system brought about by the competing and conflicting goals of its actors. The study provides insights into these conflicts in the innovation system, which, if resolved, could benefit subsequent innovations supported by this same system.