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...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has downgraded his year-end growth target for the Philippines’ farm sector, from 2.5 percent to 2 percent, amid the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the continuous spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). “We always would like to be optimistic but our...
A mentoring program and a mobile app intended to modernize the country's agriculture sector were launched by the Department of Agriculture (DA). FARMERS GO DIGITAL--A farmer-youth tandem completes the hands-on activity on smartphone familiarization under the Digital Farmers Program training...
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) move to consider slashing the tariff on corn imports coming from non-ASEAN countries was lambasted by a group of farmers. In a statement, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said that DA’s initiative was ill-timed, considering that the peak harvest season...
There will be enough food supply in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other major consumption areas in the country during the upcoming two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. (Photo courtesy of the DA) “There is enough food for...
Food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan is pushing for the establishment of more export economic zones dedicated to fisheries and aquaculture, a move that will help boost the country’s production of processed and value-added aquaculture products for both domestic and export market. In a...
As the agriculture sector continues to sustain damages due to non-stop monsoon rains, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) had sought Congress to grant a P15,000 production subsidy for small farmers during calamities. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Torrential rains and flooding...
Rice Watch Action Network, Inc. (R1) has raised concern over the government's approval of the commercial propagation permit of the so-called Golden Rice, a genetically modified (GM) rice variety infused with vitamin A. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, R1 cited the lack...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has inaugurated two new National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses in the country’s top rice-producing province, Nueva Ecija. Such a development, according to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, will support the government’s efforts to bring the Philippines’...
How these Filipino farmers are overcoming the challenges of these times BOUNTY OF HARD WORK Farmers from Bukidnon working in the field and showing off their bountiful harvests from last year “Talagang natulungan ‘yung mga farmers nitong pandemic dahil sa pagtatanim namin ng patatas (Potato...
A community that has its own agri-industrial business hub would be able to address various farmers' and consumers' concerns, all at the same time. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) Dr. Fermin D. Adriano, who serves as Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar's senior...
