The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Agriculture (DA) for billions of unspent funds and accounting "irregularities" prompting several farmers’ groups to slam the government agency led by Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of...
Food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan is worried that the government’s planned fish importation during the second half of the year is ill-timed and may be detrimental to local fishermen. (Unsplash) In a statement, Tugon Kabuhayan convenor and former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has "achieved a high distribution rate" of free fertilizers and inbred and hybrid seeds to farmers intended for the 2020-2021 dry season, contrary to claims that the project was anomalous. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In a statement...
The Philippines can now export chicken meat to South Korea after the latter finally lifted its import ban on the commodity coming from the Southeast Asian nation. In a formal communication to the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA), Maria Alilia Maghirang, the country’s Agriculture...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday, August 15 warned that more Filipinos would go hungry if the proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) is further slashed. Pangilinan is reacting to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported plan to cut DA’s proposed...
More than 2.5 million school children have benefited from the government's milk feeding program, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday, August 13. (Photo courtesy of the DA-PCC) Jointly implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd) and DA through its National Dairy Authority (NDA) and...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Friday, August 13 called on the Department of Agriculture to take seriously reports that a large number of hog raisers have decided to stop repopulating. Hogs pigs Nograles said the DA must study ways to support the ailing industry of hog raisers that has...
The Department of Agriculture-High Value Crops Program (DA-HVCP) has identified "saba" banana chips as among the emerging local commodities for export to countries like China, United States (US), Germany, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom (UK). "Banana ang number one, although malaki ang...
Amid efforts to augment the supply of meat in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) responded favorably to the call of importers, composed of meat processors and traders, to temporarily extend the validity of their import permit for pork, chicken, and other meat products. PIXABAY/ MANILA...
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...
