More than 60 kilometers (km) of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) and bridges with total funding of ₱2.06 billion have received clearance from the Department of Agriculture (DA), kickstarting the development of much-needed infrastructure to boost food productivity. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is aiming to secure a mere two-percent increase in its budget for next year to further strengthen the country’s long-term food security, but this could still be reduced given the country’s tighter fiscal space. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is banking on the creation of a private sector-led export group to help the government harmonize standards for ube (purple yam), helping the local sector capitalize on the commodity’s growing global appeal. DA-Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Gerald Glenn...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its moratorium on the reclassification of agricultural lands following the completion of a five-month review, as it seeks to pursue new rules to tighten oversight of the rampant conversion of farmlands. Under Department Circular (DC) No. 32 dated June...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to spend around ₱550 million this year and next to develop seed storage facilities in the country, aiming to ensure food security amid rising climate risks. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the DA has set aside ₱250 million this year...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has secured the commitment from industry players to limit the entry of five-percent broken imported rice, as the agency weighs measures to provide relief to the domestic rice sector. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said farmers, importers, and traders...
The government will exempt farm storage facilities from local real property taxes to boost farmers’ purchasing power for planting inputs, aiming to improve the country’s food production. On Wednesday, July 1, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of the Interior and Local...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has recommended implementing a 60-day, ₱50-per-kilo price ceiling on imported rice to temper retail prices, pending the influx of additional supply from the upcoming harvest season. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel told reporters on Wednesday, July 1,...
The Philippines is well-positioned to meet the surging international demand for ube (purple yam), but persistent gaps in domestic production are limiting its ability to capitalize on this export potential, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a market brief dated June...
The Philippines is expected to maintain its position as the world’s second-largest exporter of pineapples over the next decade on the back of rising demand from China, according to two international organizations. In a joint report published on Monday afternoon, June 29, the Organization for...
A long-term policy for food security should be based on a policy thrust that leans toward market-enhancing measures and regulations. Where markets fail, the government should intervene without creating more distortions. As regards the political institutions that determine food security, it must be...
The Philippines may soon impose safeguard measures to control the entry of imported rice after the Department of Agriculture (DA) found that the surge in shipments of the household staple is directly harming farmers and the local rice sector. Under Department Order (DO) No. 18 dated June 24, the DA...
