As the government continues to push for increased farmers' and fisherfolk's income by removing middlemen from the equation, over P2.5 million worth of onions has already been sold from September 2022 to January 2023. FARMERS harvest onions in a remote barangay in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur. (Photo...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants to upgrade the production of high-quality fruits, including durian which is up for export to China. Durian (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Agriculture (DA), which Marcos heads in a concurrent capacity, is taking steps in propagating the...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Agriculture Region 4-B (Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan area) distributed 2,850 bags of certified seeds worth P4,332,000 to farmers in six towns and a city in this province affected by the massive...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon launch the Optimization and Resiliency In the Onion Industry Network (ORION) Program in a bid to help the local onion industry improve its production and eventually lead to an ample supply of the agriculture product in the country. Onions (Mark...
The Philippine Egg Board Association (PEBA) has warned consumers on the health risk of consuming frozen eggs. FROZEN EGGS— As the price of eggs continues to go up, a vendor sells frozen eggs at a cheaper price at an egg stall in Mega Q-Mart in Quezon City on Jan. 30, 2023. (Mark Balmores/ MB...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the allocation of P110 million in additional funds requested by the Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI) to treat infected rubber plantations in Basilan. Rubber trees (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) According to the...
Around 3,000 metric tons (MT) of imported onions have so far arrived in the country, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) disclosed on Saturday, Jan. 28. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with the Manila Bulletin, BPI Information Section...
Alarmed by the decline in the country’s agri-fisheries production, fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged the administration to “take immediate action” and appoint a competent agri chief. Citing the Philippine Statistics Authority’s data,...
Imported red onions in various markets in the National Capital Region (NCR) are at least P40 cheaper than local red onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported. Red onions (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Based on the price monitoring of the agriculture department as of Friday, Jan.27, imported...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has filed a bill seeking to amend the existing law on anti-agricultural smuggling saying it is necessary to provide stringent provisions against hoarders, profiteering traders who engage in hoarding, profiteering and cartel of prime agricultural products such...
The Kadiwa store program, which gives Filipinos access to relatively cheaper local produce and products amid the prevailing fast inflation, will continuously be implemented throughout 2023. Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo gained this assurance from the Department of Agriculture (DA)...
In a bid to reduce the “unreasonable” egg prices in the country despite ample supply, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., who concurrently heads the Department of Agriculture (DA), has directed DA Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban to meet with egg producers and traders to find...
