The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now planning to develop more water harvesting facilities in new structural development projects to provide a long-term solution to the El Niño phenomenon that constantly hits the country. DA spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel De Mesa emphasized that...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the retention of lowered Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rates for essential agricultural products, saying this will contribute to price stability in the food market. During a forum at the Manila Hotel moderated by former senator Joey Lina and...
In pursuance of solar-powered irrigation, the Department of Agriculture (DA) believes that diversifying irrigation other than rice use would increase the take-home pay of farmers. During a press briefing with the delegates of the DA, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Department of...
To boost the government’s efforts in food security and better income for farmers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) turned over the enhanced KADIWA fund to create a permanent KADIWA store in Limay, Bataan. In a statement on Thursday, Mar. 7, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr....
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture said 329,462 rice farmers in Region 1 (Ilocos) will receive financial aid through the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) Program. The DA-Regional Field Office 1 said beneficiaries are enrolled in the Registry System for Basic...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – The Department of Agriculture said Region 2 or Cagayan Valley has sustained P180 million in damage to corn from the El Niño phenomenon. DA-Region 2 El Niño Action Officer Paul Vincent Balao said 8,737 hectares of rain-fed farms planted to corn were partially...
Sen. Imee Marcos has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the National Food Authority's (NFA) "highly suspicious" P93.75-million sale of 75,000 bags of rice stock to two traders. In filing Senate Resolution No. 940, Marco expressed alarm that the NFA has "completely lost its way" amid a...
Sen. Cynthia Villar said on Friday, March 1 that the Senate will investigate allegations that the National Food Authority (NFA) sold thousands of tons of rice to certain traders at a price disadvantageous to the government. "Mag-iinvestigate kami dyan, kasi I have personal experience with regards...
Senator Francis Tolentino is keen on putting the spotlight back on so-called "agricultural schools" in a bid to incorporate the youth in optimizing the agricultural, fisheries, and aquaculture sectors. In his regular DZRH show on Saturday, Feb. 24, Tolentino spoke with Department of Agriculture...
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BOI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) disproved claims that excessively smuggled onions from Holland to Cagayan de Oro affected the local market prices. Arnold Dela Cruz, BOI Region X officer-in-charge and regional manager debunked on Saturday, Feb. 24, the...
Prices of some foods, particularly imported, are starting to increase again in February after posting declines last month as local products become the cheapest option, government data showed. The common staple well-milled rice was pegged at P56.21 per kilogram, coming from the prices of P55.42 and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussed how the Philippine agri-fishery sector could improve food security and the economy. During the bilateral meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, DA Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. and...
