About 460,000 Filipino farming families have so far gained higher after adopting genetically modified (GM) corn, a study showed. Based on a recent study entitled “Economic Assessment of GM Corn Use in the Philippines”, the total factor productivity growth of the country’s local corn output...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon distribute to farmers the so-called Interventions Monitoring Card (IMC), which can serve as both an identification card and a cash card. This is in line with the continued updating of the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), which is...
Some of the hybrid corn varieties of German multinational pharmaceutical firm Bayer AG have yielded 8.3 metric tons per hectare (MT/ha) in a government-led farm competition held in Asturias, the biggest corn-production town in Cebu. A statement showed that three hybrid corn varieties of Bayer,...
Farmers' Produce at SM Aura A joint initiative of SM Supermalls, the Department of Agriculture, Kadiwa, and Resto.PH, the now-annual Farmers’ Produce moves to SM Aura this weekend, running for two consecutive weekends (and returning mid-July). If you missed it at The Podium, you better find time...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has granted more than P723,000 worth of assistance to corn farmers in conflict-vulnerable area in Zamboanga del Norte. (Photo from DOST-IX) DOST Regional Office IX (DOST-IX) extended funding worth P723,200 to help members of the Tinuyop Rural...
More than 500 farmers in Isabela and Cagayan are scheduled to receive land titles as well as agricultural support services from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) this coming weekend. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Agrarian Secretary Brother John Castriciones will distribute...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation is planning to set up foodsheds in different locations in the country to provide a livelihood to communities. As a start, BPI Foundation has partnered with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines and the Bank of the Philippine Islands...
The Metropolitan Waterwork and Sewerage System and its two concessionaires, Maynilad Water Services, Inc. and Manila Water Company, Inc., have released a development fund for indigenous people (IPs) and local farmers in Bulacan. The development fund, which is close to P37million, was meant for...
The mass registration of coconut farmers who will benefit from the forthcoming release of the P100-billion coco levy fund will be a continuous process. And the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) must issue a formal clarification on this matter to ease the anxiety among farmers who are not yet part...
The country’s palay output inched up during the first quarter of the year, amid the Philippine government’s decision to allow more imported rice into the country at lower tariffs, pulling down prices of the seasonally adjusted farmgate price. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority...
Senators have pressed the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) to extend its deadline and streamline the processes for the registration of coconut farmers. The Senate agriculture committee on Thursday, June 10, inquired on the status of the country's coconut farmers' registry. The creation of the...
German multinational pharmaceutical firm Bayer AG targets to capture a huge population of Filipino farmers who don't use personal protective equipment (PPE) for its newest product offering — a safety kit that aims to protect agricultural workers from chemical hazards of their work. A statement...
