(Photo by Felixioncool/Pixabay) By JAMES TABABA The previous article discussed the chemical practices of pest control, its risk, and why it is the last resort in implementing Integrated Pest Management.This article talks about the use of biotechnology and the regulatory laws in IPM. READ:...
Image by Tom Fisk/Pexels Agricultural agencies have used crop mapping through satellite imaging to forecast and assess crop damages, grain supplies, and supply chain logistics. However, the crop data layer (CDL) United States Department of Agriculture Statistics Service uses for mapping...
By JAMES TABABA In the previous article, the biological management practices for pest control were discussed. Here, the potential risk of chemical pesticide misuse will be explained. Other chemical methods of pest control besides pesticides will be also introduced. READ: Introduction to Integrated...
The private sector has urged the institutionalization of crop insurance and increase in agricultural land ownership by Filipinos to 25 hectares to ensure that the agriculture sector is bankable and attractive to investors. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) President George T....
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid is now pushing for a bill seeking to provide full crop insurance for qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries of the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). In filing Senate Bill No. 1766, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 6657, Lapid said it...
Amidst concerns about the environmental impacts of the livestock industry, scientists are trying to develop lab-grown meat as an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional meat sources. However, cultured meat still cannot be mass produced because of high production costs. Photo from...
ILOILO CITY—The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now pushing for data forecasting for crops and livestock production in Western Visayas region. Data forecasting for crops and livestock production which is used as the basis in formulating policy that would be adopted used to be done by the...
Bustanica Another historical milestone for UAE as Bustanica, which means your garden or orchard in Arabic, has unveiled the 330,000 sqft controlled farm facility making it the world's largest hydroponic farm. Bustanica is driven by powerful technology – machine learning, artificial intelligence...
A World Bank study recommending reforms in the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) has found that the state-run firm’s current approach to agricultural insurance neither provides value for money to taxpayers nor adequate protection to farmers. The PCIC is also “very exposed to catastrophe...
PhilHealth, PCIC accounting norms monitored By Chino S. Leyco The Insurance Commission (IC) is closely monitoring the compliance of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) with the directive of the Department of Finance (DOF) to adopt...
The Insurance Commission (IC) lauded the state-owned Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) and CARD Pioneer Microinsurance, Inc. (CPMI) for an agreement on agriculture insurance. In a statement, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said the co-insurance agreement between PCIC and CPMI would help...
Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2021, has dampened the Philippine government’s overall growth outlook for agriculture sector, which already lost over P3-billion worth due to the typhoon. "The growth outlook is dampened," said Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a...
