Commentary

Two strategic bureaus we need in 2025

Structure must follow strategy, and there are two strategies we must implement effectively if agriculture…

Attracting and retaining top talent

Today’s employee retention strategies are being tested by unprecedented challenges and uncertainties, leaving organizations disrupted…

The DA as a pillar of nutrition efforts

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

How retail prices of rice may be lowered immediately

Rice retail prices can be lowered immediately if we follow the recommendation given by Representatives…

Closing the gap in overseas remittances for Filipinos

If, like millions of Filipinos, you’ve ever tried to send or receive money from overseas,…

DA must help in DepEd feeding program

If the Department of Agriculture (DA) significantly increases its involvement with the Department of Education’s…

Commodity councils to increase the DA’s competence

Commodity councils can increase the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) competence and should thus be fully…

Three better ways of investing in irrigation

To minimize our rice importation, we must spend our irrigation money wisely.  But first, let…

To the trade secretary, please save our bananas

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) must support agriculture as much as industry. Our…

The two business practices government should be doing

There are two business practices that Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has used at…