Agricultural innovations create the greatest impact when they are embraced and shared by farmers themselves. This farmer-led approach earned the Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF), the Outstanding CSR Project in Enterprise Development award at the 2026 League of Corporate Foundations CSR Guild Awards...
The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is promoting the culture of siganids, or rabbitfish (Siganus spp.), locally known as samaral, as part of its efforts to diversify Philippine aquaculture and create more livelihood opportunities for Filipino...
The Philippines’ biofuel consumption is expected to post moderate growth of one percent to two percent this year as higher pump prices temper fuel demand, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a report released July 23, the USDA noted that growth in both domestic...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to protect at least three million hectares (ha) of land used to harvest rice in the country from reclassification, as part of its efforts to strengthen oversight on land conversion. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the DA will soon issue its...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering linking the volume of foreign rice that traders can bring into the country to their investments in the rice sector, as it pursues another restriction to limit the impact of rice imports. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the DA is...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is strengthening its oversight of the country 's food supply and agricultural value chain through a digital platform backed by South Korea 's agriculture agency. The DA launched the Agriculture-based Central Data Ecosystem (AbCDE) platform on Wednesday,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has delayed the approved importation of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of various fish and aquatic products to the fourth quarter from August to cushion the potential impact of El Niño. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel told reporters on Wednesday, July 22,...
The government is tightening its regulations on the fishing of blue swimming crab (BSC) to align with the requirements of the United States (US) and maintain access to its largest export market, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The DA said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
The World Bank has released an initial $248 million, or over ₱15 billion, from its $1-billion financing for the Philippines to jumpstart the government’s ambitious agriculture modernization program aimed at boosting food production, strengthening climate resilience, and modernizing food supply...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is investing around ₱190 million to develop two modern fish ports in Davao del Sur province aimed at reducing post-harvest losses, with both projects on track to open early next year. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a statement on Monday,...
The value of the country’s agricultural output likely improved in the second quarter, driven by a projected recovery in the crops and fisheries sectors, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Arnel de Mesa said the agency is confident that...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is exploring the imposition of higher tariffs by at least 13 percentage points (ppt) on certain rice imports from four of its major suppliers, including Vietnam, as a safeguard measure to mitigate the impact of rising imports on the domestic rice industry. Upon...
