President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has agreed to adopt hybrid rice as a better alternative to the inbred variety for increased crop production. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) This was after the President met with SL Agritech Corporation (SLAC),...
A total of P202.5 million worth of onions and other agri-fishery products from Hong Kong, China were seized in separate operations at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) in January 2023 alone. (Photos courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In a recent report from the Department of...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is planning to put Kadiwa retail stores in select Metro Manila wet and dry markets within the first quarter of 2023 in a bid to make affordable foods accessible to all Filipinos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits the Kadiwa ng Pasko caravan...
The Department of Agriculture-National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) has trained 45 leaders from fisheries cooperatives and associations on the technology of fish smoking in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan. (Photo courtesy of DA-NFRDI FB page) The "Training on AquaNegosyo para...
Wetlands are like biological supermarkets where vast amounts of food let many organisms thrive. The seasonal water inundation provides suitable habitat for many plant and animal species. These are also the areas that cultivated the world's agriculture. Pok Rie/Pexels The importance of...
In a bid to increase agricultural productivity in Mindanao’s ancestral domains, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched the five-year Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP) which will run from 2023 to 2028. Farmers unhusk coconuts in a remote villages of Piklt, the top...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan With the Senate’s decision on whether or not the Philippines should join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in the news once again, members of the agriculture sector gathered to express their concern about its effects on the industry should the country...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday, February 9 said she sees nothing wrong with pushing for the ratification on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) but stressed the need to thoroughly scrutinize the trade agreement to allay the fears of the stakeholders that would be affected by the...
After retiring from her 17-year-stint as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW), Evelyn De Guzman-Breguera experienced difficulties in finding local job opportunities, especially in her home province of Pangasinan. However, spending days alongside farming communities, as well as the inspiration of her...
Malacañang announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has set aside P326.97 million intended to boost the onion industry. (Photo courtesy of DA) The allocated fund will be used for onion production, production-related equipment, farm inputs, and cold storage facilities, according to the...
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food is expediting the conduct of its motu proprio investigation on the issue of agricultural products hoarding. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Originally scheduled on Wednesday, Feb, 14, the panel inquiry will instead...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri believes there would be 16 votes or two thirds of the 24-member Senate to ratify the controversial Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. Zubiri made this assessment after a sub-committee of the Senate foreign relations committee held a...
