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The Philippines will receive a $500-million loan, or about ₱27.9 billion, from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support efforts to make the local agriculture sector more sustainable through 2030. ADB agriculture, food, nature, and rural development sector office senior director Qingfeng Zhang...

The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) will invest $1.5 billion, or about ₱83.8 billion, through a five-year farming program aiming to improve rice productivity and low-carbon rice production across Asia and the Pacific (APAC), including the Philippines. This is part of the multilateral...

Good news for all Filipino farmers and rice consumers! Nutrient-enriched, and genetically modified Golden Rice “is now cleared for commercial propagation” following the issuance of a biosafety permit on July 21, 2021. (Photo from PhilRice) In separate statements, the Philippine Rice Research...