Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) recommended against the proposal to mandate local government units (LGUs) to allot 10 percent of their internal revenue allotment (IRA) to the agriculture sector starting next year. “ is not recommended since not all LGUs have agriculture and...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar assured fisherfolk and farmers in Calabarzon that help will be available to them in the event that Taal Volcano erupts again. Residents of Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1, 2021. This, after a...
Fall armyworm (FAW) began to threaten some rice fields in the Philippines, prompting the Department of Agriculture (DA) to prepare the country’s rice research and development workers for the possible infestation in more farms. A statement showed that DA’s Philippine Rice Research Institute...
The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) is now working on the forthcoming construction of six post-harvest facilities, mainly fish ports, across different parts of the country. A statement showed that PFDA General Manager Glen Pangapalan recently met with several local government...
More than 4,000 hectares (ha) of agricultural products could get affected by the continuous restiveness of Taal Volcano, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. White smoke is seen billowing out of Taal Volcano in this photo taken last July 4, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Based from the...
Bees play a pivotal role in food production since 35 percent of food highly depends on pollinators like them. However, the population of these pollinators has been declining in recent years. One of the major reasons is the excessive use of pesticides. In the US, studies reveal that 98 percent...
Floating gardens are made of native aquatic plants like water hyacinths. Farmers arrange the plants together in a river, forming floating raised beds about three feet deep. This farming approach is traditionally used to produce food in the wetlands, especially during the rainy season. Okra,...
Home gardens are a good way to boost household food security and nutrition. Growers don’t have to wait for a long time before they can enjoy bountiful harvests because there are plenty of crops that can be produced in just a month. Take, for example, pechay ( Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis )....
The effective management of pests on rice fields can't be achieved via a single method, but rather a combination of several practices, an expert from the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) said. This, as brown planthoppers recently infested 600 hectares (ha)...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Food has become such a big part of pop culture that there are people who base their personalities on what they’ve eaten and where they’ve eaten it. There is nothing bad about this. Eating is an easy way to get to know a culture, and experiencing different flavors can...
About 460,000 Filipino farming families have so far gained higher after adopting genetically modified (GM) corn, a study showed. Based on a recent study entitled “Economic Assessment of GM Corn Use in the Philippines”, the total factor productivity growth of the country’s local corn output...
The Philippines agricultural trade went up during the first quarter of the year, but this was mainly due to the higher amount of imported products that entered the country during the period. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the country’s total agricultural...
