Exporters and labor groups yesterday scored the Duterte administration on the way they’re handling the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Plus issue with the EU stressing the offensive statements will not do the country good especially to roughly 600,000 workers who will be affected if the...
Both the farmgate and retail prices of the country’s main staple food palay and corn are on a downtrend, which is bad news for farmers but good news for consumers. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that farmgate price of palay fell further during the first week of...
Banana, one of the biggest agricultural export commodities of the country, is now causing problems at the Department of Agriculture (DA), with Agriculture Secretary William Dar starting to seriously worry about something local exporters raised three months ago: “we’re losing our market...
About P400 million budget will be set aside for the Philippine government’s program to encourage Filipino households to plant their own food program, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a statement, the DA said it is allotting P400 million under the “Bayanihan to Recover As One Act”...
Mindanao is planning to restrict the entry of imported agricultural products, including rice, as one of the strategies to restart the region’s economy during the pandemic. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair Emmanuel Piñol (MARK...
As the prices of palay sank to as low as P12 per kilogram (/kg) in some areas, Senator Risa Hontiveros agreed there is a need to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) and promised to convince the law's author and fellow senator, Cynthia Villar, about it....
An animal disease laboratory in Tarlac City funded by the United States government is now operational, and should help the Philippine government provide an accurate diagnosis of major animal diseases, prevent its spread, and ultimately protect the livestock and poultry industries in Central...
The series of import bans imposed by the Philippine government on pork and poultry products coming from different countries may result in costlier Christmas for meat loving Filipinos. MB file (Photo by Keith Bacongco) ...
The Philippine government was urged to buy all locally produced palay as farm-gate prices sank to as low as P12.50 per kilogram (/kg), a move that may cost around P152 billion or a whopping 2,000 percent increase from the current budget of the National Food Authority (NFA) for its palay...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) continues to strengthen its ties with the Department of Tourism (DOT) to support the recovery of both the agriculture and tourism sectors, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and onto the “new normal.” “The DA will vigorously promote farm tourism, as it catalyzes and...
DAVAO CITY – The search for ‘Magsasakang Siyentista ’ (Farmer-scientist) is seen to further boost the promotion of the agriculture sector that is currently facing many challenges amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, an official of the Agricultural Training Institute in Davao...
BUTUAN CITY – In full support of the establishment of accredited Agri-Fishery Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AFMTEC) in Caraga Region, the Department of Agriculture - Caraga turned over 18 units of testing equipment and training tools to Caraga State University (CSU) Main Campus, held...
