The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the fuel discount program for farmers and fishers in a bid to assist the agriculture sector amid the adverse impact of the coronavirus disease and the continuous rise of oil price. The program is a special provision under the General...
In an effort to combat the worldwide plastic crisis, the French government has issued new regulations limiting the use of single-use plastic in the country. Plastic is now banned as packaging for selling leeks, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, apples, pears, and 30 other food items. Recyclable...
Many Filipinos rely on agriculture for food, income, and beyond, especially those that live in landlocked municipalities. However, in recent years, local farmers have been suffering severely from the low prices of palay after it dropped due to the pandemic and implementation of the Rice...
The availability of pork supply in the market should not be a problem since there is enough for this year. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar. (DA Photo) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar made this assurance following the country’s improvement on local production...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has distributed P3 billion worth of agricultural interventions to aid farmers and fishermen affected by Typhoon "Odette" last year. (Courtesy of Department of Agriculture Facebook page) In a statement released Thursday, Jan. 20, DA Secretary William Dar vowed to...
By Antonio G. Papa, Ph.D. Jean Gonzales, a 49 year-old retired Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) has spent almost half her life working overseas. Because of the pandemic, she and her husband, a Chinese-Canadian national, decided to retire from their jobs in Hong Kong and settle in Indang,...
Smart, together with the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), is modernizing agriculture through the Digital Farmers Program or DFP. The ladderized capacity-building program aims to enable smallholder farmers to use the internet and different mobile technologies...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Last December 2021, I was honored to be asked to talk about digital storytelling in ATI (Agriculture Training Institute) Region 4A’s Techno Gabay Program. I spoke about how we started, grew, and continue to maintain Agriculture.com.ph, which is a trusted online resource...
As government’s plan to import pelagic fishes faced strong criticism, House Deputy Speaker and Buhay partylist Rep. Lito Atienza said this Department of Agriculture decision can be placed on the backdrop of President Rodrigo Duterte’s failure to deliver on a campaign promise. Rep. Lito Atienza3...
Somewhere in Bacolod, a backyard that was once barren is turned into a flourishing food forest mostly filled with perennials. It is spearheaded by Jo Anne V. Coruña, a writer, visual artist, permaculture practitioner and educator, and a podcast co-host. If you haven’t read Coruña's...
Jo Anne V. Coruña is a writer and visual artist who juggles her career and family life while also cultivating a food forest within their 1,000 sqm residence. She was raised in Metro Manila and one of her earliest memories linked to gardening is of her mother tending to purple orchids. Her...
Many Filipinos are interested in growing crops, ornamentals, or livestock for business or pleasure, and this has only increased during the pandemic as more people turn to growing their own food, selling their harvests, or gardening as self-care to weather the global crisis. Stephania erecta plant...
