The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the ban on the importation of poultry products coming from the Netherlands eight months after the European country reported a series of bird flu outbreaks. MANILA BULLETIN/file photo On August 25, Agriculture Secretary William Dar formally signed...
Ranil Gabo Guarino, a government employee, has always been fascinated by nature. Aside from growing up in a family of farmers, Guarino is a graduate of environmental science and a former educator of ecology and biology. His familiarity with environmental planning and ecology aided him in...
By Jenna V. Genio A researcher named Kean Roe F. Mazo from Zamboanga has discovered a new plant species. It has been described and named Begonia tinuyopensis after barangay Tinuyop in which it was found. The international scientific community has accepted it as a novel species of Begonia with its...
The Philippines will be represented by six Pinoy youth leaders in the global agricultural summit hosted by German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer. To be specific, the youth leaders will join 100 delegates from more than 44 different countries in the said event. The...
The global commercial cultivation of genetically modified rice variety called Golden Rice can save as many as 190 million children in the world with Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), according to Filipino experts. National Scientist Emil Q. Javier said in a statement that the recent approval of the...
Philippine-grown pineapples and mangoes will soon find their way to more markets in the United States of America. (Photo courtesy of the DA) This, after the country's Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) and the USA's Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking the help of local government units (LGUs) in getting more farmers and fishermen to register into the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) for them to have easier access to agriculture-related assistance programs. (Photo courtesy of...
Owners and caretakers attend to their fish cages as they continue with their normal lives in Agoncillo, Batangas amid the Taal Volcano unrest on July 3, 2021. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) The unused funds of the Department of Agriculture (DA) could have been used to provide cash assistance to...
Daan Roosegaarde, a Dutch artist, and some plant biologists recently created a so-called “light-recipe” for crops that can help them grow and maximize their productivity. During the day, a 20,000 sqm farmland that grows leeks is a typical agricultural landscape, but when the evening...
In the province of Isabela, you’ll find a farm that is more than just an area for food and animal production. In 2.8 hectares of land, RAMI’s Integrated Farm also offers training services that can accommodate hundreds of learners. The farm is an ATI-certified learning site for...
A group of farmers is urging the Philippine government to end the liberalization of fertilizer importation in the country and start regulating the prices of this essential farm input. This was the response of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) to a Business Bulletin story quoting Fertilizer and...
Small business owners have spent over a year adapting to the many challenges of operating during a pandemic and as economies slowly start to open up, the new normal has forced women micro-entrepreneurs (WMEs) to be nimble and flexible. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to...
