Agriculture

DA standardizing inspection of foreign farm suppliers

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is crafting the guidelines for the inspection of foreign entities…

PH-South Korea trade pact a win for banana sector

The tariff rates for the country’s banana exports to South Korea will get a sizable…

Restaurants seen to regain prepandemic vibrancy next year

The country’s food service sales are projected to grow by 12 percent in 2024 and…

Tariff cuts shore up rice supply amid less output

Despite the anticipated decline in output, the supply of milled rice in the Philippines is…

The DA as a pillar of nutrition efforts

The Department of Agriculture (DA) must be a major force in attaining our economic development…

BIZ BUZZ: Weeding out DA underperformers

Two high-ranking officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) may bid the agency goodbye in…

Despite typhoons, Philippine palay output likely rose by 2.8% in Q4-PSA

The country likely produced more palay (unmilled rice) in the last quarter of this year…

DA ratchets up efforts to sell subsidized rice

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is exerting more efforts to bring down rice prices such…

Government sticks to yearly three-month fishing ban

The government is sticking to the yearly implementation of the temporary fishing ban in major…

Sugar regulatory authority mulls over gov’t purchase of local sweetener

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) will carefully study the proposals from various stakeholders for the…