The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has joined the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the distribution of cash grants to Nueva Ecija rice farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA). The RCEF-RFFA program aims to provide unconditional...
The government will distribute direct cash assistance of P5,000 to as many as 59,125 farmers in Nueva Ecija to be funded from the excess rice import tariff collection under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). The Department of Agriculture (DA) formally launched this week RCEF’s Rice...
A group of farmers welcomed the call of Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) to increase the local production of fertilizers amid the rising cost of this farm input. In a statement, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said such a call from FPA contradicts the importation stance of the...
The Philippines is expected to face shortfall in the supply of sugar in the coming market year (MY) despite the government's decision to suspend the export of the sweetener to the United States and other markets globally. Latest report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed that due to...
Poultry raisers threaten to cut down production By Madelaine B. Miraflor A group of local poultry raisers has threatened to cut down their production if the government will not act on the crisis they are currently experiencing brought about by low demand, high production cost, and high levels of...
The Philippine government was told to temporarily suspend the importation of chicken and other poultry products amid several outbreaks of severe bird flu in Asia and Europe. Rosendo So, chairman of Samahang Industriya sa Agrikultura (SINAG), said in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, that the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now studying the possibility of imposing another suggested retail price (SRP) on pork amid rising retail prices, and is hoping to come up with a decision within the week. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a briefing on Monday that the government hopes...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has already given up on its ambitious growth target of 2 percent for the agriculture sector, but it has remained hopeful that the sector could still pull off a growth of at least below 1 percent following four consecutive quarters of decline. 44673 In a briefing,...
The output of the country’s agriculture sector has declined further during the third quarter of the year after almost all sub-sectors, mainly livestock and crops, suffered from lower output from July to September. But Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the Philippine government will "work...
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) welcomed the decision of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to withdraw its latest order on new labelling requirements for imported meat. 43979 In a letter to DA, PAMPI thanked DA Secretary William Dar for his decision to order the...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has started the construction of a massive irrigation project in Bohol that will cost the government as much as P1.5 billion. In a statement, NIA Administrator Ricardo R. Visaya led the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the P1.5-billion Bohol Northeast...
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced the start of the closed fishing season in Northern Palawan on November 1, 2021. This is to further boost the growing abundance of galunggong in the province. 43226 From November 1 to January 31 of...
