The Philippines can now export chicken meat to South Korea after the latter finally lifted its import ban on the commodity coming from the Southeast Asian nation. In a formal communication to the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA), Maria Alilia Maghirang, the country’s Agriculture...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) officially kicked off the implementation of the Niche Centers in the Regions for R&D (NICER) for Queen Pineapple through the Accelerated R&D...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday, August 15 warned that more Filipinos would go hungry if the proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) is further slashed. Pangilinan is reacting to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported plan to cut DA’s proposed...
The effects of the climate crisis, habitat loss, and pesticide use are the main contributors to the decline in the number of wild pollinators. Photo by Pexels from Pixabay. Because of this, growers have used “managed pollinators'' like commercial bumblebees to aid in their crop pollination....
Watersheds interconnect with the safety of the environment and human lives. Land degradation is a major threat to the forests that play a crucial role in conserving the health of watersheds. Today, there are more than 130 critical watersheds in the country. In Iloilo, one-fourth of the...
More than 2.5 million school children have benefited from the government's milk feeding program, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday, August 13. (Photo courtesy of the DA-PCC) Jointly implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd) and DA through its National Dairy Authority (NDA) and...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Friday, August 13 called on the Department of Agriculture to take seriously reports that a large number of hog raisers have decided to stop repopulating. Hogs pigs Nograles said the DA must study ways to support the ailing industry of hog raisers that has...
The Department of Agriculture-High Value Crops Program (DA-HVCP) has identified "saba" banana chips as among the emerging local commodities for export to countries like China, United States (US), Germany, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom (UK). "Banana ang number one, although malaki ang...
Amid efforts to augment the supply of meat in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) responded favorably to the call of importers, composed of meat processors and traders, to temporarily extend the validity of their import permit for pork, chicken, and other meat products. PIXABAY/ MANILA...
Amid calls for Senate intervention on the rising cost of fertilizer on rice, a top official from Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) said price movements of this particular farm input are beyond the Philippine government’s control amid a liberalized regime. As this developed, the Department...
In Antique province, Irish Trogani, and her husband Francis, event suppliers, are part of those individuals who began growing plants during the pandemic to cope with stress. From a hobby, the two entrepreneurs eventually found themselves making money from the plants they propagate. ...
Delays and cancellations of plans seemed to be the new normal these days due to COVID-19. Although people in events management are adept at planning and providing immediate solutions to abrupt changes, these unprecedented life events are beyond their control. This is a similar case for...
