A Directory of Bisaya Rice Grown in Upland Balete

 THERE have been some animated discussions concerning the effect in the biodiversity of our environment vis-a-vis the introduction of genetically altered rice to supplement the staple food in the impoverished and Vitamin-A deficient countries such as the Philippines.  Its repercussion reached the far flung mountainous sitios of Benitinan and Dayas when then parish priest of Balete, the Rev. Msgr. Pedro C. Frac collaborated with Prof. Dr. Klaus Becker of the University of Hohenheim sometime in 2000. The collaboration brought forth some developments that benefited the people of Balete and the academe, among others was a thorough and insightful look into the aspects of nutritional values of indigenous upland rice varieties grown in Balete and Libacao. Several scholars came over to help out the collaboration. One of them was Michael Frie, a German national who managed to come up with his diploma thesis on the subject at hand. The chemical composition of rice grain identified hereunder are based on his work done sometime in April 2002. 

Name	Crude Protein (% DM)	Crude Lipid (%DM)	Gross Energy (kJ/gDM)	Beta-carotene (ppm/DM)	Phosphorous (%DM)
Aromatic Brown	8.1	1.9	17.8	0.030	0.41
Bagoean 1	9.9	2.2	18.0	0.028	0.35
Bagoean 2	10.4	2.6	nd	0.040	0.37
Benibi	9.8	2.9	18.2	0.033	0.40
Bihud 1	11.6	2.8	18.1	0.007	nd
Bihud 2	9.2	1.5	17.6	0.019	0.36
Bihud 3	9.9	2.3	nd	0.000	0.28
Binangdan 1	8.6	1.6	17.2	0.023	0.16
Binangdan 2	7.0	2.0	nd	0.000	nd
Buhangin	8.9	2.4	nd	0.009	0.32
Burok	10.4	2.6	17.9	0.000	0.28
Calulay	10.0	2.6	nd	0.000	0.24
Camoros	13.7	2.0	18.3	0.020	0.32
Canato	10.3	2.5	17.8	nd	0.30
Capukao	9.6	2.5	17.8	0.023	0.26
Dayuyo, Sticky Rice	10.3	2.9	17.8	0.011	0.35
Diamante 1	9.8	2.6	nd	0.000	nd
Diamante 2	8.6	2.4	17.8	0.016	0.22
Di Castilla	10.9	2.7	17.8	0.061	0.43
Dinolores 1	9.0	2.5	17.8	0.035	0.41
Dinolores 2	8.5	2.3	17.9	0.028	0.39
Dinolores 3	10.2	2.1	nd	0.000	0.25
Entang 1	8.2	2.1	17.6	0.016	0.32
Entang 2	10.5	2.1	17.8	0.000	0.30
Guyud	10.0	2.5	nd	0.000	0.22
Inabaka	9.9	2.0	nd	0.000	0.24
Ininyam 1	9.5	2.4	17.6	0.024	0.35
Ininyam 2	9.1	2.6	nd	0.000	0.24
Kabalbag	7.6	2.1	17.6	0.055	0.28
Kabiray 1	9.9	2.5	17.8	0.015	0.38
Kabiray 2	10.0	2.6	17.9	0.018	0.21
Kabiray 3	9.8	2.5	nd	0.013	0.32
Kabiray 4	9.6	2.2	nd	0.013	nd
Kabugna	8.9	3.0	17.7	0.013	0.27
Kabunbun 1	7.6	2.3	17.6	0.029	0.27
Kabunbun 2	9.4	2.3	17.8	0.031	0.26
Kabunbun 3	9.0	2.0	nd	0.000	0.24
Kabunbun 4	9.3	1.9	nd	0.023	nd
Kaburok	10.1	2.1	nd	0.009	0.34
Kalonggo	7.5	2.0	17.4	0.000	0.25
Kalesod	8.4	2.6	17.6	0.018	0.25
Kapino 1	9.5	3.0	18.1	nd	0.35
Kapino 2	11.0	2.5	18.1	0.010	0.29
Kapino 3	10.0	2.8	18.0	0.022	0.45
Karaya	9.9	2.8	nd	0.000	0.30
Karibo	8.4	2.0	nd	0.009	0.25
Kasilag	8.3	2.2	nd	0.125	0.27
Kenaw-Etan 1	11.0	2.5	18.3	0.022	0.25
Kenaw-Etan 2	9.6	2.2	nd	0.013	0.27
Keong -Go	9.0	2.4	17.9	0.022	0.26
Kinabuno 1	9.8	2.3	18.0	0.014	0.21
Kinabuno 2	9.1	2.7	nd	0.000	nd
Kinabuno 3	9.5	2.1	nd	0.000	0.25
Kinaures	11.1	2.4	17.5	0.013	0.19
Kinta	9.9	2.7	nd	0.073	0.33
Kutsiyam 1	9.1	2.4	17.9	0.005	0.28
Kutsiyam 2	10.8	2.2	nd	0.013	0.17
Kuragang	10.7	2.9	18.3	0.021	0.021
Mabilonia 1	9.1	2.2	18.2	0.010	0.24
Mabilonia 2	8.3	2.3	nd	0.000	0.31
Malagkit 1	10.3	2.2	nd	0.032	0.21
Malagkit 2	8.3	2.3	nd	0.000	0.31
Malero	9.9	2.3	nd	0.019	0.20
Manumbaeay 1	10.9	2.3	18.2	0.033	0.34
Manumbaeay 2	9.2	2.6	18.0	0.021	0.27
Manumbaeay 3	10.7	2.6	17.9	0.000	0.22
Manumbaeay 4	10.3	2.4	nd	0.009	0.22
Manumbaeay 5	10.3	2.1	nd	0.023	nd
Milagrosa 1	9.3	2.3	17.8	0.017	0.36
Milagrosa 2	8.5	2.4	nd	0.000	0.33
Milagrosa 3	8.6	2.3	nd	0.000	nd
Milagrosa 4	8.0	1.9	17.2	0.013	nd
Minantika (Malagkit)	9.5	2.9	17.9	0.036	0.37
Munahan Bungduan	8.8	2.1	nd	0.000	0.27
Purple Glutinous	9.6	2.6	17.8	0.042	0.38
Quiaidonse (Bisaya)	10.0	2.1	17.6	0.023	0.36
Tabao	9.7	2.0	nd	0.009	0.28
Tipakla 1	8.7	2.4	17.7	0.016	0.26
Tipalka 2	8.4	2.2	nd	0.000	0.26
Tukhaw	9.1	2.5	17.8		0.26
Vinernal 1	9.4	2.2	17.5	0.009	0.37
Vinernal 2	11.8	2.0	17.6	0.000	0.33
A (no name)	9.1	2.5	17.9	0.019	0.29
B	10.5	0.8	17.7	0.007	0.36
C	7.4	2.4	17.9	0.006	0.17
D	7.5	3.2	18.0	0.015	nd

I do not pretend to fully grasp their impact on the issue of environmental ethics much on its scholarship. My bias however is for the preservation of these varieties and the greater appreciation of their unique nutritional values that makes the taga-ilaya (the highlander) the more resilient as compared to the taga-ilawod (the lowlander).