Agriculture

Rural workers’ group pushes for palay floor price

A group of rural workers’ advocates urged the Philippine government to impose a floor price…

Russian market now open to PH farm exports

The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) announced that traders can now supply locally produced Hass…

DA bans poultry from Belgium

Despite no active bird flu cases in the Philippines since early January, the Department of…

BIZ BUZZ: DA execs take on new roles

Women’s Month may be over, but two women in agriculture have stepped into new roles…

Economists urge gov’t to retain 15% tariff on rice 

The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) is pushing to retain the 15-percent tariff on imported…

No more onion crisis: DA sets intervention

With the onion crisis of 2022 still fresh in Filipinos’ memory, the Department of Agriculture…

Insurance regulator, crop insurer bolster services

The Insurance Commission (IC) and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) are working together to…

PhilRice taps Japanese tech for weed management

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has partnered with Japanese farm solutions provider Newgreen Inc.…

DA forecasts lower rice imports this year

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is projecting lower rice imports this year due to an…

Milk imports up 20% in 2024

The Philippines has boosted its inbound milk shipments by nearly 20 percent last year as…