Amid calls for Senate intervention on the rising cost of fertilizer on rice, a top official from Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) said price movements of this particular farm input are beyond the Philippine government’s control amid a liberalized regime. As this developed, the Department...
The Philippine government may import more fish than the average amount in anticipation of this year’s closed fishing season, which could push food prices higher in the coming months. During the Food and Sustainability Forum organized by the Economic Journalist Association of the Philippines...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar once again threw down the gauntlet in the interest of improving the country's agriculture sector. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of the DA) After challenging future agriculturists and scientists last July to turn...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects to receive a budget of only P72 billion for 2022. This is only slightly higher than the actual budget it was supposed to receive in 2021 and is way lower compared with the P250 billion allocation the agency proposed for next year. Department of Agriculture...
Farmers are seeking a Senate probe on the rising cost of fertilizer despite the supposed government interventions to bring down farm inputs in the country through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, Kilusang Magbubukid ng...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar received a nice compliment from President Duterte during late Monday night's "Talk to the Nation" public briefing. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In the pre-recorded briefing on Aug. 9, Dar reported to the...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar assured that efforts to help the livestock sector, which heavily dragged the performance of the country’s agriculture sector during the first half of the year, recover from the African Swine Fever (ASF) are in full force. Hog raiser Val Ruiz is in disbelief that...
The Philippine agriculture sector output decreased by 1.5 percent in the second quarter this year, its third consecutive quarter of decline, with its staple still reeling from the lingering impact of the African Swine Fever- (ASF). Farm workers thresh rice during a harvest, in the barangay of...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has assured unhampered delivery of fish supply in the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces while the government implements stricter lockdown measures amid COVID-19 delta variant spread. LIVE CORALS SEIZED – BFAR Central Visayas...
The Aboitiz Group has partnered with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for a nationwide mentoring program that targets to help agriculture-related small and medium enterprises (SMEs) become digital. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In partnership with DA, the Aboitiz Group...
Food passes issued in 2020 can still be used by suppliers in transporting their agri-fishery products to Metro Manila during the enforcement of a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting Aug. 6. (Photo courtesy of the DA) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar clarified...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar assured that the "poorest of the poor" among farmers and fishermen will receive financial support from the national government during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period. In a briefing on Wednesday, Dar said farmers and fishermen living in areas that...
