Agriculture

USDA forecasts slightly higher rice yield in PH

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) slightly raised its forecast on local rice production…

BIZ BUZZ: Loco over coco

The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and the People’s Television Network are cooking up a plan…

Tissue culture, pest control labs rise in Laguna

The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has invested P6 million for the construction and rehabilitation…

Agriculture dep’t lifts ban on poultry imports from the Netherlands

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is again allowing the import of poultry from the Netherlands.…

NFA lowers palay sale limit per rice grower

The National Food Authority (NFA) has introduced stricter rules on buying palay (unmilled rice) from…

What the gov’t needs to sustain momentum in agri

Private sector participation has been most helpful in contributing to good governance in agriculture. However,…

PH linking rural farms to markets via steel bridges

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is undertaking a P27.7-billion program to build bridges for better…

BIZ BUZZ: Tiu Laurel’s promise

Amid soaring global oil prices because of the escalating tensions in the Middle East, the…

Likely better harvest lessens rice imports

Expectations of a better rice harvest slowed down the arrival of imports into the country,…

A quick gov’t response to agriculture’s needs

The industry commodity boards recently organized under the Department of Agriculture (DA) have proven to…