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The Indian government has extended $50,000 worth of assistance to the Philippines' corn sector and has even initiated a bilateral exchange on agricultural technology with the Philippine government.  Photo by Gaspar Uhas on Unsplash During the general membership meeting of the Philippine...

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno is doubling efforts for the enactment of an Agri-Agra Law with an updated financing approach to agrarian reform, fisheries, and agricultural sector that is more relevant and timely to improve the agricultural ecosystem. Benjamin Diokno,...

The Philippine government is hoping to end the more than a decade of non-compliance with the Agri-Agra Act, which requires private banks to lend a portion of their funds to farmers and fishermen. This, as the government finally issued the amended implementing rules and regulations (IRR)...