Huge volume in rice importation has failed to bring down the retail price of rice in the markets over the last years, based on the observation by agriculture lobby group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag). In a statement, SINAG Chair Rosendo So said that despite the increase in rice imports...
Iloilo Representative Janette Garin on Monday, Sept. 27 questioned the P1-billion worth of funds proposed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) supposedly for the government’s solar panel irrigation system (SPIS) project, saying she finds the program “untimely” and “impractical” at this...
An inter-agency task force will be formed to investigate the suspected smuggled carrots spotted in Divisoria, Manila in the past few days, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Monday, Sept. 27. Agriculture Spokesperson Noel Reyes bared in a televised briefing that the department along with the...
Marketing is one of the most important things a business can do. The recently concluded two-day webinar hosted by the Department of Agriculture Region 2 through the GREAT Women Project 2 offered tips on how to effectively market their businesses. (Screenshot from Facebook Live) In a virtual forum...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar on Thursday, Sept. 23, called on the country’s businessmen to invest in the agribusiness industry in Mindanao and help the government in financing the island-region's progress. Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar Dar said the...
The Philippines is seen importing more rice in the coming months amid expectations of improving economic conditions despite the prolonged pandemic. 34306 In the updated forecast of US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) here in Manila (Post), the Philippines rice...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the “root cause” of its billions of unobligated funds last year was the COVID-19 pandemic, following the request of the private sector for the Agriculture Secretary William Dar to explain the findings of Commission on Audit (COA) on the agency’s...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has blamed the restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic for its unspent ₱9.8-billion cash allocation for farmers around the country last year. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) "The root cause of the unobligated amount is due to the...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar on Wednesday, Sept. 22, encouraged the anti-communist insurgency task force in Cordillera to seek the participation of local government units in insurgency-related dialogues. DA Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of DA) “There should be a...
Palay prices in some parts of the country have dipped below the production cost, but the worst is yet to come for rice farmers. Based on the initial survey by Federation of Free Farmers (FFF), palay prices in some parts of the country, including Pangasinan, Tarlac, Mindoro Occidental, Negros...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Go Negosyo and LandBank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) to jointly implement Kapatid Agri Mentor Me Program (KAMMP), a nationwide mentoring program that targets to develop and sustain agribusiness in the Philippines....
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) is wary over the Philippines’ imposition of a ban on Brazilian beef products, a temporary measure to prevent Mad Cow disease or Atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) from entering the country. To protect consumers, the...
