Solon calls for probe into online sale of smuggled onions, other agri goods
The government must investigate the reported surge in smuggled onions and other agricultural products being marketed online, according to a lawmaker.
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The government must investigate the reported surge in smuggled onions and other agricultural products being marketed online, according to a lawmaker.
Milk and milk products from Thailand, Russia, South Korea and Libya that meet regulatory conditions may enter the Philippines, according to a circular issued by the Department of Agriculture (DA).
For their first attempt at making food from insects, Sean Warner and Patrick Pittaluga started with a bug burger.
IMAGINE paying without cash, applying for loans without physically going to the banks, applying for business permits online, opening a bank account without any deposit, receiving “ayuda” without queueing at the barangay, and having police replaced by drones.
Economic policy advocacy group Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) is pushing for the removal of foreign investment restrictions in the rice and corn sectors to improve productivity and farmers’ income and reduce consumer prices.
Greek farmers are escalating their protests by driving their tractors to Athens after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said there’s no fiscal space to offer further financial relief.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will invite experts from Sun & Earth Microbiology LLC, a Florida-headquartered biotechnology company, to help eliminate Cecid fly infestation that undermines Philippine mango production and export.
Phinl Corp., a Board of Investments (BOI)-registered company, has unveiled Asia’s first climate-controlled tulip farm in the Philippines, according to the BOI.
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Masbate and the Philippine National Police (PNP) recently formalized a partnership for the implementation of “agraryo merkado” at the Provincial Police Office of Masbate campsite.
Philippine monetary authorities said their inflation expectations remain titled to the upside due to lower farm production in light of a stronger-than-expected El Niño.
The Senate has strongly supported the passage of the “Kawayan Act” as bamboo has the potential to contribute $3.5 billion to the economy and strengthen the country’s pollution control under its Sustainable Development Goal commitments.
In a bid to encourage and empower the youth to actively engage in agriculture and fisheries, a House of Representatives committee has approved a measure establishing a program for young farmers and fisherfolk.
The Philippines can regain its status as the world’s biggest exporter of seaweed if the industry will get the support it requires, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Russia lifted a ban on five Ecuadorian banana exporters, resolving for now a dispute over the Latin American nation’s swap of decades-old weaponry with the United States.
The government’s bid to secure jabs against avian influenza (AI) and African swine fever (ASF) is stuck in limbo as it has yet to receive applications for product registration from vaccine makers, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved measures aimed at institutionalizing the Philippine Cacao Development Program and establishing a comprehensive national initiative for the advancement of the coffee industry.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) trained cacao processors in Camiguin on Food Safety and current Good Manufacturing Practices.
The government has vowed to invest heavily in the country’s agriculture sector, which accounted for one in every four jobs in December, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The leadership of the House of Representatives on Sunday reiterated its commitment to combating rice hoarders and smugglers as farmers achieved a historic milestone of producing 20.06 million metric tons (MMT) of rice in 2023.
To help close data gaps and contribute to better guidance for nutrition-sensitive agrifood systems policies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has created a new domain in the FAOSTAT portal.
The country’s milk production declined last year despite government efforts to beef up the Philippines’s dairy herd, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Traders piled in to buy cocoa options this week as futures surged to record highs on concern global supplies will be tight after drought and disease ravaged crops in top West African producers.
Sta. Cruz, Marinduque—Lenlie Lecaroz and his wife Donna were the typical urbanites when they decided to live in the island province of Marinduque after they got married in 2015.
After decades of battling against more ethanol going into US cars, Big Oil is joining Big Agriculture in a push to expand use of the corn-based biofuel.
Davao City—A business incubation program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) yielded 1,418 kilograms or 1.4 metric tons of fish from various participants in Lanao del Norte.
Earnings from the country’s top farm exports fell last year, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell further in January, albeit slightly, led by decreases in the prices of cereals and meat, which more than offset an increase in the sugar prices, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Friday.
Manila has slapped a temporary ban on live cattle and buffalo imports, their products and byproducts from Libya, Russia, South Korea and Thailand due to outbreaks of lumpy skin disease (LSD), a viral infection that could be deadly to cattle.
The House of Representatives is committed to alleviating the concerns of Filipinos regarding their access to food by approving comprehensive legislative measures to address hunger, according to a lawmaker.
For families across China preparing for Lunar New Year, the most important celebration in the calendar, pork is a must.
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