Agriculture

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…

Philippines emerging as robust market for American ethanol

DES MOINES, United States—The Philippines is seen as a major driver of record-breaking ethanol exports…

Rice prices surged 22% in early August

Average retail prices of rice nationwide increased in early August, ahead of the start of…

PH banks’ farm lending tops P3T

Bank lending to the agriculture sector surpassed P3 trillion in June, with lenders exceeding their…

PH cacao debuts in New Zealand

The Philippines made its inaugural commercial shipment of cacao to New Zealand, opening up a…

Access to credit, qualified borrowers key to agri dev’t

A country’s agriculture bank should address its agriculture needs. A critical need is for the…

PH, Brazil signatures away from ASF pact

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL—Manila and Brasilia are one signature away from implementing a regionalization agreement on…

PH agri output recovered in Apr-Jun

Philippine agricultural output rebounded in the second quarter after an early-year slowdown, growing by 2.9…