Agriculture

Banana fiber eyed for domestic industry boost

The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) is looking into leveraging banana fiber as support…

Jica extends P643-M grant to build Isabela rice facility

Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has extended a 1.7-billion Japanese yen grant (P643.57 million) to…

Australia puts Philippine bananas under scrutiny

The Philippines is prepared to comply with Australia’s import requirements after Canberra launched a formal…

Including the private sector in governance

For agriculture to succeed, private-sector participation in governance is necessary. This was demonstrated last Feb.…

MacroAsia takes farm-to-kitchen path for veggie supply

MacroAsia Corp. of the Lucio Tan Group is undertaking an agricultural project in Cavite province…

New office mandated to uplift coffee industry

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has created an office dedicated to the development of the…

DA allots P300M for climate-resilient crop farming

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked about P300 million this year to enhance climate-resilient…

Leveraging the wonder of biochar for growing crops

Because of its wondrous benefits, the government and the private sector should jointly harness biochar…

DA pushes exports of more high-value crops

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is leveraging the Philippines’ renewed standing in the global banana…

PH still the world’s No. 2 pineapple exporter 

For the third consecutive year, the Philippines retained its position as the world’s second-largest pineapple…