Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is pushing for the amendment of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act as a measure to revitalize the country’s “underperforming” coconut industry. Enacted into law in 2021, as embodied under Republic Act (RA) No. 11524, the coco trust fund...
Malacañang disclosed that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has recommended to increase tariffs on imported rice and to temporarily halt rice importation. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez said this on Monday, Aug. 4, saying it aims to protect Filipino farmers. He...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to bring its extension services to the provinces and help farmers there benefit from government interventions in the agriculture sector. In a meeting with the University of the Philippines-Los Baños’ (UPLB)...
The country’s rice production is expected to reach an all-time high this year, as government interventions and improved weather conditions drove strong output in the first half, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). Based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA),...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will expand the government’s ₱20-per-kilo rice program to include farmers of the staple beginning next month, expanding access to cheaper rice for one of the country’s poorest sectors. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the government will...
President Marcos has vowed to go "all out" in the second half of his term, saying his administration would intensify efforts to improve the lives of Filipinos beyond the country’s recent economic gains. In his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered on Monday, July 28, the President...
The agricultural damage caused by the three successive tropical storms and the southwest monsoon (habagat) has now reached ₱454.12 million, according to the latest bulletin from the Department of Agriculture (DA). The DA said the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley,...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel ordered the delivery of urgent support to farmers and fisherfolk affected by the devastating impact of Tropical Storm ”Crising” and the southwest monsoon (habagat), with damage to the sector now over ₱300 million In a statement,...
The World Bank considers liberalized rice trade as a boost to the Philippine agriculture sector, even as the Marcos Jr. administration is moving to reinstate the National Food Authority’s (NFA) old regulatory powers. “Strategic shifts are underway to reinvigorate transformation of the...
The damage caused by the combined effects of Tropical Storm ”Crising” and the southwest monsoon (habagat) has risen to ₱134.66 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In its bulletin on Tuesday, July 22, the DA’s operations center said damage and losses in the country’s...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to address a looming labor crisis in the agriculture sector in the face of the country’s aging agri-workforce. Legarda filed Senate Bill No. 518 which seeks to establish the Young Farmers and Fisherfolk Challenge Council to revitalize the...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Cotabato is finalizing the implementing rules and regulations for the organic agriculture code. Stakeholders gathered in Makilala town to finalize the IRR for the 2025 Organic Agriculture Ordinance from July 16 to 17. This activity was conducted following...
