The use of crop biotechnology has reduced pesticide use associated with environmental impact and is beneficial for agricultural biodiversity, a UK-based agricultural economist and scientists from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) said. During an online technical forum organized by...
Syngenta once again rose above the competition, continuing its winning streak among regional corn derbies. Previously victorious in the Cordillera and Cagayan Valley regional derbies, Syngenta now conquers in the South Cotabato Provincial Corn Derby, with NK6410 Bt/GT and NK306 Bt/GT clinching the...
Puerto Prinsesa City, Palawan- The Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) is seeing the good prospect of corn in the support the livestock production of the province of Palawan. Dr. Romeo Cabungcal, provincial agriculturist said that corn is very important and one of the main...
With fall armyworm (FAW) continuously infesting farms across the country, corn farmers are facing a bigger problem than declining farm-gate prices. The infestation’s estimated loss in the economy? Around P20 billion. A statement showed that the government now sees a P20-billion economic...
As per the Department of Agriculture (DA), Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is a set of guidelines to ensure safety and quality in fruit and vegetable production. A webinar series hosted by the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Central Luzon talks about these Good Agricultural Practices,...
As palay prices continue to go down and the alleged entry of tons of smuggled corn began eating up a portion of the domestic demand, Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) asked the Philippine government to immediately implement safeguard measures for the producers of the...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan - The Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) has distributed white corn seeds as prelude for the establishmentof farm consolidation and clustering in Isabela province. According to the report from the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - The Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Office in Cordillera Administrative Region ( (DA-RFO CAR) had launched its maiden Cordillera Regional Corn Derby Field Day to showcase the highly-productive corn varieties in the region. Gerardo Banawa, the DA RFO CAR corn...
Both the farmgate and retail prices of the country’s main staple food palay and corn are on a downtrend, which is bad news for farmers but good news for consumers. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that farmgate price of palay fell further during the first week of...
By Mike U. Crismundo BUTUAN CITY – Amidst coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Agriculture (DA) –Caraga delivers 96 bags of corn seeds to five beneficiary associations of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program in Surigao del Sur, said DA 13...
