Agriculture

How technology can benefit farmers

In 2011, former corporate employee Wilmar Ompoc of Bukidnon decided to make farming his source…

PhilRice develops yogurt product infused with rice bran

One may be familiar with black rice, brown rice, glutinous rice or red rice. But…

FAO, Japanese gov’t join hands to help BARMM fisherfolk

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will implement a $4.79-million project backed by…

Save the municipal fishers

Action must be taken immediately to save our municipal fishers. This is because the Supreme…

Collaboration formed to curb methane emission in rice farming 

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is collaborating with Japanese firm Sagri Co. Ltd. and…

PCIC teams up with GCash for digital payouts

The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) has partnered with e-wallet platform GCash to fast-track indemnity…

Strengthen support for seaweeds

It is imperative that we strengthen the support for our seaweeds industry. This is because…

Sugar producers back suspended import hurdles

The Philippine Sugar Millers Association Inc. (PSMA) and the Philippine Association of Sugar Refineries Inc.…

Regulator holds off import permits, fees for sugar stand-ins

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has suspended the implementation of its order that requires firms…

BIZ BUZZ: DA unfazed by delays

It’s been delay upon delay but the Department of Agriculture (DA) remains committed to finishing…