The latest price spike is seen in potatoes–DA
AFTER onions, sugar and rice, the potato is now the latest food item to be hit with a price spike, according to latest data from the Department of Agriculture (DA).
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AFTER onions, sugar and rice, the potato is now the latest food item to be hit with a price spike, according to latest data from the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The chairman of the House Committee on Poverty Alleviation has filed a bill tapping the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the creation and implementation of a comprehensive food stamp program for poor households across the country.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday defended its new guidelines in the nationwide mainstreaming of the use of “biofertilizers” against allegations it is “flawed.”
By Jovee Marie N. dela Cruz & Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas
Eight companies that participated in Europe’s biggest trade show for natural products, health food and organic industries recorded sales of P160.87 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
INFANTA, Quezon—Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol is looking at the possibility of putting up a multirole structure at Benham Rise off eastern Luzon to stop further foreign poaching.
The government should help local mango producers ramp up their production and go into value adding if it is keen on increasing their share in export receipts, according to the Philippine Mango Exporters Foundation Inc. (PMEFI).
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Sunday that it has released loans amounting to P2.79 million through the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) to two farmers’ cooperatives in Benguet.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the pilot-testing of a new loan program aimed at easing farmers’ access to credit will be conducted in two towns in Surigao del Norte and Nueva Ecija.
By Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas & Catherine Marie N. Pillas
Philippine rice production in the first quarter expanded by 5.34 percent to 4.14 million metric tons (MMT), from the 3.93 MMT recorded in the same period last year, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
It will surely benefit the consumers, but lifting the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice, without providing the agriculture sector with the appropriate protection, will burden rice farmers, an official of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said.
By Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas @jearcalas
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said over the weekend it is ready to commercially roll out a compact corn mill, which could help farmers increase milling efficiency by more than threefold.
Businessmen from Bahrain have expressed interest in investing in the construction of a sugar-processing plant in the Philippines, officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said over the weekend.
TACLOBAN CITY—More than three years after Supertyphoon Yolanda (international code name Haiyan) destroyed the facilities of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Eastern Visayas, repairs for the damaged experiment stations can already start after funds finally came.
The Philippines has agreed to assist Cambodia, a major rice exporter, in cultivating and planting new rice-seed varieties, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said over the weekend.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should evaluate the cash-transfer program it is implementing to find out whether it has fulfilled its goal of uplifting the lives of poor Filipinos.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is keen on developing 6,000 hectares of new rice farms in Tawi-Tawi in its bid to increase the rice output of the province and deter smuggling.
Last week President Duterte ordered the creation of a tripartite committee to study the current log-ban policy and called an intensified campaign against illegal logging.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it would ask Congress for an additional budget of P20 billion for next year to roll out solar-power irrigation systems to increase the country’s rice production.
Instead of planting marijuana, Kalinga farmers are being encouraged to venture into the equally profitable and more socially acceptable coffee, according to the regional project director of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday that it consolidated its existing lending programs in order to provide a more convenient and less complex lending schemes to farmers and fishermen.
Russia has expressed interest in exporting pork, cattle and poultry meat to the Philippines during a recent meeting aimed at bolstering trade relations between the countries, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Sunday.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it would bank on the inputs of the International Rice Research Institute (Irri) and the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in crafting a national rice farming program.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday it is rolling out a series of measures to strengthen the local onion industry and help farmers improve their competitiveness.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is expecting the agricultural sector to recover and grow by 5 percent to 6 percent in 2017, from this year’s estimated flat growth.
THE International Rice Research Institute (Irri) said it recently hosted a “Partners’ and Farmers’ Day” to mark the 50th anniversary of the release of the rice variety IR8.
MEAT processors urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to put on hold the implementation of its new import rules, as delays in the release of permits could hike the price of canned goods.
DAVAO CITY—The Department of Agriculture (DA) would soon have its own laboratory complex to address the various concerns of farmers and fishermen, as the department is also poised to get the bulk of the $6-billion loan accessed from the China visit of President Duterte.
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