The Philippines and the Republic of Korea signed an agreement to boost the Philippines' fishery exports to the East Asian country. Photo from the Department of Agriculture The South Korean Embassy in the Philippines announced this after the two countries signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA)...
It is the first genetically modified rice variety developed to address a specific nutrition issue such as vitamin A deficiency (VAD). * Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient for growth, development, and keeping the body’s visual and immune systems healthy. The Filipino diet lacks vitamin A,...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto today (May 31) expressed hopes that President-elect Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr. is focused on the unabated multi-billion-peso smuggling activities in the country. In today’s Senate plenary session, Sotto said that he would file tomorrow a report...
Photo by Alejandro Barrón from Pexels. Balanced Fertilization Strategy (BFS) is a site-specific nutrient management (SNMM) technique that aims to improve the efficiency of fertilizers. In practice, BFS is the application of both organic and inorganic nutrients, as well as other farming strategies...
Globe, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture’s National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) and Carmel-Haifa University Economic Corporation Ltd from the University of Haifa in Israel, recently held a webinar series that tackled the importance of incorporating...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - - The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 1 had started the distribution of fuel subsidy and cash aid to farmers and fishermen following the Commission on Election’s issuance to the agency of the clearance from the election spending ban. DA Region 1 Director...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A group of farmers from Buguias town who trained in Japan are expected to contribute economically in the province after procuring a hauling truck and other farm mechanisms, with the Department of Agriculture providing the needed funds. Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda /...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan is ready to accept any task related to agriculture if running mate Vice President Leni Robredo wins the presidency. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan (OVP) Responding to a query from the media in Cagayan De Oro on...
The Department of Agriculture’s Kadiwa on Wheels drops by at the SM MOA Concert Grounds this weekend SM Supermalls’ Farmers Produce Markets is back! And it’s now bigger and better! In time for Farmers’ Month, SM Supermalls will put the spotlight on farmers and food producers from the 13...
Food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan has joined calls for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to lift the ban on the importation of porcine processed animal protein (PAP) – a key ingredient for producing fish feeds. The groups said lifting the ban will ensure that the local aquaculture...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday urged the government to heed the local Filipino farmers call and refrain from importing agricultural products if it would hurt them. Go, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, made the call after the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The regional office of the Department of Agriculture here is doubling its efforts in assisting onion growers by inking an agreement with private storage facilities and a supermarket chain to address the problem of overproduction of onions that practically leads to...
