Strawberry growers from an agricultural village in Baguio City are looking to produce tens of thousands of strawberry runners by the end of the year. BERRY HELPFUL--Strawberry growers in Sto. Tomas, Baguio City hope to produce thousands of strawberry runners by the end of 2021 using the...
Pork prices at select markets in Metro Manila have remained high despite the surge in imports recorded during the first half of 2020, prompting one of the country’s largest agriculture lobby groups to call out the Department of Agriculture (DA) anew for its pro-importation stance. The group,...
Future agriculturists and scientists were challenged by Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar to pursue real innovations and technologies and not let their ideas end on paper in a bid to spur much-needed innovations in the country's agriculture sector. Department of Agriculture...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) is monitoring a two-year project on the promotion of aquashade technology in Luzon to increase Nile tilapia seed production during warm months....
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) kicked off on Friday, July 9, the development of the Philippines' first National Seed Technology Park (NSTP) at New Clark City (NCC) in Capas, Tarlac. (Photo from BCDA) The event, which also marked the...
A national seed technology park that will serve as the core of the Philippines' modern crop industry will soon rise within the New Clark City (NCC) in Capas, Tarlac. 1ST PH SEED TECHNO PARK--Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) Senior Vice...
Chickens are globally grown for their meat and eggs. But way before becoming food sources for human consumption, chickens had other functions. A new study reveals that ancient chickens had longer lives, compared to present-day birds. The reason? They were not as widely consumed as they are...
Sitaw (Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis) is a high-value crop that can be produced within 50 to 65 days. This widely grown veggie is a popular ingredient in local dishes like adobong sitaw, pinakbet, and kare-kare. It is full of vitamins K and C, folic acid, protein, niacin, and more. It...
Philippines’ pork imports for this year are still seen to go higher at 425,000 metric tons (MT), even despite the already 401 percent surge in pork imports the country recorded from January to April of this year. This is following the release of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) guidelines...
The Philippine government, in partnership with one of Thailand’s biggest agriculture and food conglomerates, has launched a credit program for local hog raisers affected by the dreaded animal disease African Swine Fever (ASF). In a statement, the Department of Agriculture (DA), Development Bank...
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) had so far released more than P13 billion in loans and cash grants to nearly a million farmers and fishermen for this year, the bank's latest data showed. As of May 31, LANDBANK has assisted cumulatively 2.7 million farmers and fishers nationwide, of...
The "100 percent inspection" of farm, fishery, and meat products will be enforced by the Department of Agriculture (DA) once the proposed cold examination facility in agriculture (CEFA) comes to fruition at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales. (Photo courtesy of the BOC) Agriculture Secretary...
