Former Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary and senatorial aspirant Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Piñol seeks to advance programs to improve the lives of farmers and give food security to Filipinos. This was after the second day of the official campaign period for the 2022 national elections, when...
Senators on Thursday, February 10, chided the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached agency, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), for their dependence on fish importation to address purported fish shortage that only supposedly benefit the rich. Senator Cynthia Villar, Senate...
Robert and Analiza Tengco, energy technician and nurse respectively, are a couple of Pinoy gardeners who are currently living in Coachella Valley, Southern California. The Coachella Valley is an arid valley that is part of the Colorado desert. Despite the area’s extreme temperature, which can...
It’s no secret that the Philippine agriculture industry is in need of positive changes if it aims to become robust enough to provide stakeholders with a viable source of income as well as ensure that the country is food secure. To this end, the Department of Agriculture (DA) enlisted the help of...
Siningang, nearly every Filipino’s favorite, has been made more convenient to make with the advent of tamarind powder. But behind every easy “asim-kililg” experience at home, a local farmer benefits from a sustainable livelihood. “The tamarind tree sustains us. It provides food for my...
Importation is a lazy solution to the issue of food shortage, senatorial candidate Herbert Bautista said on Tuesday, February 8. Bautista, a former Quezon City mayor, pointed this out as he expressed disappointment over the Department of Agriculture's (DA) decision to greenlight the importation of...
Filipino farmers have posted significant improvement in their harvest last year amid the challenges that were faced by the country like typhoons and the coronavirus disease (COVID019). Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the significant increase in rice had the farmers posting a P10,000 per...
More than 38,000 rice farmers and their dependents nationwide have finished various Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) training programs in 2021, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Monday, Feb. 7. 64421 TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña that a total of 38,517...
The rich biodiversity of the Philippine flora is again demonstrated in the recent discovery of two endemic Begonia species in Palawan. Begonia Tandikan and Begonia obscuribracteata were discovered and identified in previously unexplored areas of Central Palawan . The preservation of these two...
As told to Yvette Tan by Agriculture magazine’s in-house plant expert The baby rubber plant ( Peperomia Obtusifolia ) may be the unofficial lucky plant for the Year of the Water Tiger, but it’s hardly the only plant out there associated with opportunity. READ: Peperomia Obtusifolia : the lucky...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said Sunday, Feb. 6, that he will use his campaign for the May elections as an opportunity to open the conversation on food security and the situation of local farmers and fishermen in the country. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo...
The overwhelming threat of the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to find different ways to survive and at the same time, keep themselves sane and protected from further health risks. In a way, it enabled many folks to see the value and benefits of cultivating plants both for food and for sanity....
