Food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan is pushing for the establishment of more export economic zones dedicated to fisheries and aquaculture, a move that will help boost the country’s production of processed and value-added aquaculture products for both domestic and export market. In a...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and existing “systemic challenges” in the sector, the Philippine agriculture is less likely to surpass the production growth level of 2 percent by the end of the year. Glenn B. Gregorio, director of Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in...
Polluted air is not only detrimental to human health, but also to crop yield. A study in the United States found that the decrease in air pollution from 1999 to 2019 contributed to a 20 percent increase in corn and soybean harvests that cost about five billion dollars per year. Four air pollutants...
The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on many people. With the unseen enemy that is COVID-19, people have developed fear and anxiety out of uncertainty and helplessness over the situation, especially since being in quarantine means many cannot leave their houses. This has prompted the...
Some 800 farmers and young Filipinos are set to take up in-depth digital literacy trainings through the Digital Farmers Program (DFP) 102 that will take place next month. FARMERS GO DIGITAL -- A farmer-youth tandem completes the hands-on activity on smartphone familiarization under the Digital...
As the agriculture sector continues to sustain damages due to non-stop monsoon rains, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) had sought Congress to grant a P15,000 production subsidy for small farmers during calamities. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Torrential rains and flooding...
Rice Watch Action Network, Inc. (R1) has raised concern over the government's approval of the commercial propagation permit of the so-called Golden Rice, a genetically modified (GM) rice variety infused with vitamin A. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, R1 cited the lack...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has inaugurated two new National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses in the country’s top rice-producing province, Nueva Ecija. Such a development, according to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, will support the government’s efforts to bring the Philippines’...
‘Berry Pinoy’ PHILIPPINE WILD RASPBERRY The sapinit berry is a wild raspberry endemic to various parts of the Philippines such as Quezon, Laguna, Palawan and some parts of Mindanao Results of the “BerryPinoy” program, which seeks to explore the potentials of Philippine indigenous berries as...
Pesticides are made to kill pests. But oftentimes, this also causes harm to plants and pollinators. Effects of these pesticides may result in mild to severe plant injury. Hence, using them must be controlled or reduced. If there are no other ways to deal with the pest infestation, growers may...
A significant part of the global workforce continues to suffer from the impacts of COVID-19, especially those in the non-essential sector. A significant number of the businesses were forced to close down at the height of the pandemic. After more than a year in quarantine, some local businesses are...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has announced that a research and development center which seeks to increase competitiveness of the country’s garlic and other agri-food...
