Farmers want higher rice tariff on non-ASEAN By Madelaine Miraflor The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has appealed to the government to revert back the tariff on rice imports from countries outside Southeast Asia on the back of their low volumes of shipments. RICE FARMER Citing data from the...
Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat on Friday, Sept. 17 decried as illegal government’s decision to transfer the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Finance. Sugarcane farmers In a press statement, Cabatbat said various farmers...
A group of farmers expressed disappointment and fear over the decision of the Duterte Administration to transfer the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to the Department of Finance (DOF). In a statement, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said on...
For a country to function efficiently, it needs a properly allocated budget that covers all the basic needs of its citizens to keep them safe and secure. Among those necessities is food. Countries that are food insecure have higher percentages of hunger and malnutrition. The Philippine...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has urged farmer cooperatives to import fertilizers directly from international producers and suppliers in order to reduce the farm input's local cost. (Photo courtesy of the DA) Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the move would also provide the farmers’...
Farmers are demanding for a production subsidy of at least P15,000 that will come from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposed 2022 budget. “While we want a higher budget for agriculture, we are not keen on the policy and fiscal directions of the Department of Agriculture and Secretary...
To work hard, save up, and spend their days on a farm is a common end goal for many Filipinos. Many retirees achieve this during their golden years, but there are also young folks who pursue their farming dream earlier in life. Here’s how some young corporate workers who successfully made...
Farmers fear that the lower budget the agriculture sector will receive from the national expenditure program next year will only worsen hunger in the Philippines. In a statement, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) called out the "paltry" allocation for agriculture, agrarian reform, and food...
Select farmers in Nueva Vizcaya will get their own housing units soon as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) vowed to start building this month a housing project dedicated to its beneficiaries. The project, implemented under BALAI (Building Adequate, Livable, Affordable and Inclusive Filipino...
Farmers in Marawi City in Mindanao will have their own parcels of land in the coming months as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is already halfway done in terms of processing necessary requirements for the land distribution. DAR Sec. John Castriciones said the agency will do its "best" to...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is seeking to introduce floating fish cage farming among farmers and fisherfolk in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. (Photo by Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin File Photo) During his weekly report on Friday, Aug. 27, DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking the help of local government units (LGUs) in getting more farmers and fishermen to register into the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) for them to have easier access to agriculture-related assistance programs. (Photo courtesy of...
