Agriculture

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…

Raw tobacco exports continue slide

Philippine exports of unmanufactured tobacco totaled $94.59 million in 2024, down by 6.5 percent from…

Agri dep’t pushes vaccines for bird flu, swine fever

Local authorities are assessing the viability of bird flu drugs from two European countries, hoping…

PH agri sector output down 2.2% in 2024

The El Niño phenomenon, spate of typhoons and the prevalence of animal diseases combined to…

DA lines up P3-billion cold chain package

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated P3 billion to build 99 cold storage facilities…

We need to adopt high-density farming now

With our limited land and increasing global competition, it is imperative that we apply high-density…