Agriculture

Mangroves matter

With the need for protection against climate change and more livelihoods to alleviate our poverty,…

SRA launches voluntary purchase program for sugar

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has initiated a local sugar purchase program to stabilize sugar…

P500-M cold storage plant nears switch-on in CamSur

A P500-million cold storage facility in Camarines Sur is set to begin operations by early…

DA suspends reclassification of agri lands until June

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a moratorium on reclassifying agricultural lands until June…

PH to deposit more rice seed samples in ‘doomsday vaults’

The government plans to deposit additional rice seed samples in “doomsday vaults” here and abroad…

For 3rd straight year, PH exports sugar to US

The Philippines is exporting raw sugar to the United States for the third consecutive year…

PH cold chains tipped for 8-10% growth

The Philippine cold chain industry is expected to grow by 8 percent to 10 percent…

Bigger war chest proposed to modernize PH agriculture

After years of pushing for increased spending prowess, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is taking…

Is Philippine agriculture really protected by high tariffs?

The decades-old discourse on Philippine agricultural tariffs has been dominated by the former National Economic…

Clustering and consolidation for agriculture success

Clustering and consolidation are key if we are to succeed in agriculture. This year, the…