ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is validating the initiative of a water company to turn wastewater at world-famous Boracay Island into organic fertilizer. A TEAM from the High Value Crops Development Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) validates biosolids, the organic...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the government will now introduce and teach farmers how to use biofertilizers to lessen their dependence on expensive, imported, petroleum-based ones. (MB file, Keith Bacongco) Marcos said this after a briefing with agriculture and other officials...
With continuous population growth and an increasing need for agricultural resources worldwide, the demand for fertilizer also continues to increase. However, the mass production of commercially-made fertilizers, such as ammonia, also leads to the shooting up of agriculture's greenhouse gas...
Photo by Tom Fisk from Pexels Fertilizer prices have skyrocketed globally since the start of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russia is one of the large ammonia producers globally. Ammonia is needed to produce nitrogen fertilizers. Some countries dependent on Russia have been moving to...
In a bid to help farmers and ensure food security in the country, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has secured business agreements with China to ensure fertilizer supply, Malacañang said. Malacañang photo Communications officer-in-charge Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil said this...
MAGSASAKA Party-list is backing President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s plan to import fertilizers next year as a way to improve local food production and help stabilize food prices. MAGSASAKA Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal The party-list's first nominee in the House of Representatives, Robert...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. met with officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to iron out plans to increase farmers' productivity by ensuring that affordable fertilizers are available in the market. Malacañang photo In a social media post on Wednesday evening, the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will “almost certainly” touch on fertilizers for the agriculture sector in his maiden State of the Nation Address *SONA), Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda said Thursday, July 21. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President...
Senators today July 20 threw their support behind a plan of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, to go into government-to-government deal to purchase cheaper fertilizer. ‘’Dapat na! (Which should be the case!). Actually nauna na kami ng SINAG- ABONO other agri groups na nakiusap sa China...
Seeking to address the increasing prices of fertilizers, President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. said he is willing to pursue government-to-government (G2G) deals. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) The government could avail of...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar on Tuesday, June 14 reiterated the adoption of composting procedures and the use of organic fertilizer to protect the soil after noting that bad practices in agriculture reduce nutrients in the soil which resulted to its 38 percent degradation. In her video message during...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, April 26, said she plans to boost the local production of fertilizers or “abono” so farmers won’t suffer from high importation costs that eat away at their profits. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks before supporters at the...
