The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said it is keen on promoting a climate-smart technology, which could help farmers cut their water consumption and reduce greenhouse emission. PhilRice said the Taskforce Committee on the International Network for Water and Ecosystem in Paddy Fields (INWEPF), together with the National Irrigation Administration, will promote alternate wetting drying method (AWD). The AWD is a management option to help reduce water consumption and greenhouse-gas emission in rice production, without yield penalty. “With AWD, rice farmers can…