Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Sunday lauded the House Committees on Appropriations and Food and Agriculture for approving the measure that seeks to use the annual rice tariff revenues in excess of P10-billion as cash assistance to farmers. Pangilinan said the move is timely and lawmakers...
Behind healthy, successful plants is an excellent growing medium. Carbonized Rice Hull (CRH) is one of the many components that make for a good potting mix. CRH is the output of partially burnt rice hulls, or ipa in Tagalog. It is used as a fertilizer and soil conditioner for plant...
The House Committees on Agriculture and Food and on Appropriations on Wednesday, May 26, have approved the measure that authorizes the Department of Agriculture (DA) to use the annual tariff revenues in excess of P10-billion as cash assistance to rice farmers until 2024. House Agriculture Committee...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday joined the international community in mourning the death of Chinese scientist Yuan Longping who is also known worldwide as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. “The Asian world shares China’s grief,” Locsin said in a tweet, three days after...
Seeking to reduce famers’ cost in rice production, the Department of Science and Technology-Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) completed another research and development project aimed at improving the gear transmission system design of a riding-type rice transplanter....
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has questioned the plan of the Philippine government to ban the entry of rice imports during harvest season, a move that will supposedly serve as a compromise to Malacañang’s latest move to temporarily slash tariff on imported rice from non-ASEAN countries....
The government intends to halt rice importation during the local harvest season to help protect farmers, according to a Palace official. (File photo/Keith Bacongco/Manila Bulletin) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that rice importation will only be carried out after the domestic harvest...
State-lender Land Bank of the Philippines continues in administering support programs for the Department of Agriculture as part of the rice tariffication law’s (RTL) implementation to help Filipino rice farmers. In a statement on Wednesday, May 19, Land Bank said it has disbursed a total of P7.5...
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged Malacañang on Wednesday, May 19, to take back the executive order (EO) that lowers tariffs on imported rice, saying this will burden Filipino rice farmers. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “I urge Malacañang to recall EO 135. Lowering imported rice...
The government wanted to shore up the country's supply of rice given the threat posed by climate change when it reduced import tariffs on the staple food. (Manila Bulletin file photo by Keith Bacongco) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque defended the President Duterte's decision to lower the tariff...
Avant Gardener Yvette Natalie Tan Many people think that farming is just planting seeds and harvesting crops. They don’t understand that like any business, it entails a whole production process, and that money may need to be spent in different areas along the way. Raf Dioniso of Make a Difference...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region IX has extended technical aid worth P685,000 to rice farmers in Zamboanga del Sur. (Photo from Department of Science and Technology Region IX) The DOST-IX reported that a rice harvester amounting to ₱685,000 was turned over to members of the...
