Agriculture

Intercropping to address a coconut crisis

Unless intercropping is implemented in our coconut farms, our coconut farmers will remain the poorest…

SRA jacks up corn syrup import fees

Import clearance fees for high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been jacked up to P30…

50K farmers seen to benefit from new DBP credit facility

The government is targeting to assist some 50,000 rice farmers this dry cropping season under…

PH, UK forge new pork import rules; total ban lifted

The Philippines has agreed to do away with a total ban on imports of poultry…

Sugar farmers urge regulation of artificial sweeteners

Sugar groups in the country are urging the government to address the unregulated entry and…

Prolonged El NiÑo curbed third quarter palay output

The country produced 3.36 million metric tons (MT) of palay (unhusked rice) in the July…

WATCH: Chiz talks about the challenges facing the agricultural sector and ways to achieve food security

In an exclusive interview with the Inquirer Mobile, Senate President Francis Escudero discusses the state…

PH rice stocks boosted by enlarged NFA buffer

The country’s rice inventory rose by 14.4 percent to 1.87 million metric tons (MT) as…

DA’s budget urgently needs monitoring, liquidation

In a public-private group meeting last Sept. 11, two measures were discussed to stop the…

Farm losses from ‘Enteng’ balloon to P2.3B

Tropical Storm “Enteng” (international name: Yagi) has left the country a few days ago, but…