The Philippines and Japan are joining hands to implement a five-year project that aims to enhance the vegetable value chain in the country. (Photo courtesy of DA) Dubbed Market-Driven Enhancement of Vegetable Value Chain in the Philippines (MV2C), the project will be implemented by the Department...
The Philippines and the United States have launched a new project that aims to strengthen veterinary services to ensure safe local pork and pork products. This came after the Department of Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding in relation to the project funded by the US Department of...
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...
Though crustaceans like lobsters turn orange when cooked, it is rare for orange lobsters to exist in the wild. Most lobsters have a mottled brown exoskeleton. So when a live orange lobster arrived in a seafood chain restaurant in the USA, its staff immediately knew that what they had was unique. A...
Aerial view of Rabbit Village where a huge rabbit mound named Pablo has been erected. Rabbiton is an agri-tourism site that is unlike anything else in the country. It is a rabbit-themed agri-park in Pamplona, Negros Oriental with certain parts of the farm inspired by Hobbiton, a fictional setting...
Farmers slammed President and Department of Agriculture (DA) Chief Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s proposal to prioritize the implementation of farm-to-market network system, calling it a “magnet for corruption.” (Image courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) Marcos, on Monday, July...
The security of the environment and human lives are interdependent on watersheds. It gives us access to clean water and safeguards the survival and habitats of all living things from the land to the sea. The degradation of these watersheds caused by many factors, including poor management practices...
After his two-hour meeting with agriculture officials on Monday, July 18, President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. said his administration is prioritizing the strengthening of the ‘farm-to-market road’ programs and projects that will help the country’s...
Philippine agriculture, with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. directly taking primary responsibility, is expected to get a boost from the United States following the launching of a trade mission launched in the country. Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley arrived in...
Photo by Michael from Pexels. Plant stress takes shape in different forms. There are biotic sources of stress such as munching herbivores, viruses, fungal diseases, and bacteria. There are also abiotic sources of stress such as unfavorable temperature, deficiency or excess of water, soil salinity,...
FROM THE MARGINS JAIME ARISTOTLE B. ALIP, PHD Putting agriculture at the forefront of our development agenda is a good move on the part of President Marcos. His assumption of the post of Agriculture Secretary is an affirmation of the promise made during his presidential campaign to lower the price...
By Joan Oñate Narciso Kabog millet. (Rosaflor Estenzo) The Philippines is rich in biodiversity. Many plant species are endemic to the country and are consumed as staple foods. An example of an ancient crop from the Philippines is the kabog millet, found in Catmon, Cebu. Kabog millet is a native...
