Farmers in the municipality of Zarraga in Iloilo province will no longer have to wade through a stream to bring their produce to the market as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) completed the construction of the 28.8-meter bridge connecting two barangays. With the completion of the bridge,...
For those who want to help, there is always a way While art is a medium that expresses beauty and change, it can also be a tool to help others in their time of need. And since the onset of the pandemic, where Filipinos faced great challenges, from employment layoffs and food scarcity to typhoons,...
Filipino farmers are now in "deep debt" following the devastation caused by Typhoon Maring while still coping from the combined impacts of the African Swine Fer (ASF), depressed palay prices, and skyrocketing cost of farm inputs. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said this situation has...
Bayer Crop Science (BSC), a subsidiary of German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer AG, has released a new genetically modified corn hybrid seeds in the Philippines which can result in higher yields and income for farmers. Bayer Crop Science said that its new product,...
Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (PAFMI) sees importation as a band aid solution or the “the best route to take” at the moment as Severe Tropical Storm Maring destroyed a significant amount of corn output. Otherwise, consumers will have to deal with an increase in the price of animal...
The country’s agriculture sector has sustained nearly P2-billion damage from Severe Tropical Storm Maring, but losses are expected to further rise. Photo from Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas In the latest report of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Maring’s damage and losses to farm sector...
Opposition presidential aspirants are urged to undo the Philippines’ reliance on imported food, which was allegedly worsened by the pro-importation policy of the Duterte administration. “Public servants especially at the national level must address the most basic need of Filipinos: food. Yet,...
' The damage that Severe Tropical Storm Maring has brought to the country’s agriculture sector has already breached the P1-billion mark, incurring more production losses and damaging thousands of hectares of agricultural areas. Latest report from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster...
The damage that Severe Tropical Storm Maring has brought to the country’s agriculture sector has breached the P1-billion mark on production losses and thousands of hectares of agricultural areas flooded. Latest report from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Corn farmers recorded a staggering revenue loss of about P10 billion due low farm-gate prices, prompting the filing of a House Resolution seeking to junk the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposal to temporarily lower import tariff on the main staple. 38728 In a statement, a group of corn...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is setting aside P822 million to bankroll various interventions that will ease the suffering of farmers and fishermen affected by Severe Tropical Storm Maring. Maring has caused damage to major crops, livestock, and fishery products, mostly in Northern Luzon....
The damage that severe tropical storm Maring has brought to the country’s agriculture sector has already ballooned to more than half a billion peso, but is likely to increase further since the Department of Agriculture (DA) is yet to fully assess the impact to farm production. Latest report from...
