Agriculture

Gov’t readies bidding for P71-M Tarlac farm roads

The government is preparing to bid out P71.52 million worth of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in…

Going bananas over bananas

Going bananas means getting excited in a positive or negative sense. This happened in both…

Pork prices fall as farmers rush to sell amid ASF fears

Fears over a potential African swine fever (ASF) outbreak pulled down pork prices ahead of…

Gov’t readies P187m for farm losses

With farm losses reaching billions of pesos, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. and the Agricultural…

BIZ BUZZ: Another fake news alert

Beware of fake news about the Department of Agriculture (DA) supposedly distributing free rice for…

Budget should follow strategy in agriculture 

Just as structure should follow strategy, so should budget support this strategy. At the Department…

Construction of 3 cold storage hubs up for grabs

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched competitive bidding for the construction of three cold…

The cacao queen and her legacy

The Philippine cacao queen is Charita Puentespina. She provided a legacy for us to follow.…

DA moves to curb veggie supply losses

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is strengthening an early-warning system that would track upcoming harvests,…

Us farms looking to export more products to PH

WASHINGTON—American farm exports to the Philippines are poised for further growth amid intensifying global competition…