The Department of Agriculture (DA) has turned down proposals to introduce a suggested retail price (SRP) for agricultural products, specifically rice. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said on Thursday, Jan. 11, that the agency is not considering the proposed imposition of SRP owing...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) are working to improve agriculture in Eastern Mindanao. MAGNO (left) and Laurel (FB) OPAMINE Leo Tereso Magno said in a statement that DA Secretary Francisco Laurel...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has created a technical working group (TWG) to devise regulations aimed at securing stability in the supply and pricing of essential staple items and key commodities. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. announced the formation of a task...
Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has created a special team assigned to craft the rules and regulations on the procurement and stockpiling of agriculture products in a bid to stabilize their supply and prices in the markets. In creating a Technical Working Group...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) imposed a ban on the importation of all poultry products from Belgium and France in response to the recent outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds in these European nations. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...
To improve expenditures on agricultural infrastructure and mechanization as well as boost farm modernization and productivity, the Department of Agriculture (DA) sought recommendations from the regional agricultural and fisheries councils. In a statement on Monday, Jan. 8, Agriculture Secretary...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has commended Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. for creating a blacklisting committee in the Department of Agriculture (DA). Laurel has designated DA Legal Service Director Willie Ann Angsiy and Procurement Division Chief Melinda Deyto as chair and...
The Department of Agriculture has revealed that it will push for increased market access during its forthcoming meeting with the Japanese government in the second quarter of this year. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Philippines-Japan Joint Committee on Agriculture is...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the review of the free trade agreement between Manila and Tokyo could create opportunities for lowering tariffs on Philippine bananas. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the review of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) played down concerns about the potential for well-milled rice prices to reach P60 per kilo, despite the double-digit increase in the inflation rate for the staple food last December. In an interview over DZBB on Saturday, Jan. 6, Agriculture Assistant Secretary...
A couple in Tanay, Rizal, both retirees from their respective jobs in the private sector, is seeing the continuing growth of the cacao industry in the province this year. Romeo and Nancy Casco, who are both hands-on in their cacao farm located at Sitio Sampiro in Barangay Plaza Aldea, told Manila...
Two months after assuming the position, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has reorganized officials within his department. On Thursday, Jan. 4, Laurel issued a statement announcing changes in leadership, stating that the reorganization is intended to align the Department of Agriculture...
