On World Food Day, foodsheds offer hope in lockdown-stricken communities When the lockdowns started in March 2020, a lot of families had to suffer immense hunger and poverty stemming from the closure of businesses and absence of reliable sources of livelihood. In a pitch to help communities...
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines and its partners urged the Philippine government, donor countries, private sectors and international organizations to address the pressing issues in the agriculture sector in the country in the run-up to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has raised concern over the continued presence of foreign vessels conducting fishing operations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Among others, Chinese Maritime Militia vessels have been monitored in big numbers...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has monitored anew the presence of Chinese fishing vessels within the Philippine territory of the South China Sea amid the ongoing tension over territorial dispute in the area. In a report, BFAR said its personnel in the West Philippine Sea (the...
Filipino farmers are now in "deep debt" following the devastation caused by Typhoon Maring while still coping from the combined impacts of the African Swine Fer (ASF), depressed palay prices, and skyrocketing cost of farm inputs. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said this situation has...
Bayer Crop Science (BSC), a subsidiary of German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer AG, has released a new genetically modified corn hybrid seeds in the Philippines which can result in higher yields and income for farmers. Bayer Crop Science said that its new product,...
Daryl Balmoria-Garcia, an architect and registered environmental planner, and her husband, Jose D. Garcia Jr., a policeman in the Mandaue City Police Office, have been growing plants ever since they got married. In their residence’s limited space, they practice vertical gardening to cultivate...
Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (PAFMI) sees importation as a band aid solution or the “the best route to take” at the moment as Severe Tropical Storm Maring destroyed a significant amount of corn output. Otherwise, consumers will have to deal with an increase in the price of animal...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said Monday assured on Monday, Oct. 18, of sufficient agricultural products to sustain in the coming days until farmers are able to recover from the calamity amid the devastation wrought by tropical storm "Maring" last week. “Ang nakikita natin...
The country’s agriculture sector has sustained nearly P2-billion damage from Severe Tropical Storm Maring, but losses are expected to further rise. Photo from Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas In the latest report of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Maring’s damage and losses to farm sector...
Opposition presidential aspirants are urged to undo the Philippines’ reliance on imported food, which was allegedly worsened by the pro-importation policy of the Duterte administration. “Public servants especially at the national level must address the most basic need of Filipinos: food. Yet,...
' The damage that Severe Tropical Storm Maring has brought to the country’s agriculture sector has already breached the P1-billion mark, incurring more production losses and damaging thousands of hectares of agricultural areas. Latest report from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster...
