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‘Odette’ agri losses balloon to P9 billion

Total losses of the agriculture sector to killer Typhoon Odette ballooned to P9 billion as of December 31, 2021, in an updated report released...

Leni seeks more than double funds for agri sector

Vice President Leni Robredo announced Monday her plans to double the share of the agriculture sector to 3.4 percent of the government’s annual budget...

Robredo wants 2x agri budget, stronger sector

If elected as the next president in 2022, Vice President Leni Robredo wants to double the budget of the agriculture sector in six years. Speaking...

Government eyes lifting of price ceiling on pork, chicken

Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Monday said they would study the possibility of recommending to President Rodrigo Duterte the lifting of the price ceiling...

Food security plan

A food security summit is timely in the face of soaring food prices and the still-underdeveloped agriculture sector. It is an occasion to revisit...

Pork crisis triggers call for food security meet

Malacañang called for a Food Security Summit Wednesday with local government units and private companies to address the challenges faced by the country’s agriculture...

Agri leads the way

"This, amid the disruption that the pandemic is causing the economy."   With COVID-19 aggressively wreaking havoc on the global economy, the agriculture sector continues to...

Aussie crop output to grow sharply as rains ease drought

Sydney, Australia—Australia’s winter crop production is set to soar 64 percent after much-needed rainfall eased a drought that had ravaged the country’s southeast, according...

More ‘pinakbet’ veggies growing in Bayombong

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya—Production of vegetables used for the “pinakbet” dish - a popular viand with its roots in northern Luzon—in this town is growing...

Modern agriculture to stabilize prices

One of the effective ways to tame inflation is the modernization of the agriculture sector that will result in stable prices of food in...

Dar sees agriculture growing 2.5% in the last quarter of the year

Agriculture output likely rose 2.5 percent in the last quarter of 2019 despite natural and man-made challenges. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Friday the country’s...

Awakening the sleeping giant in PH agriculture sector

Agriculture Secretary William Dar sees a growing sense of optimism surrounding the country’s agriculture sector, which he described as a “sleeping giant” that needs...

Agriculture sector barely expanded in second quarter

The agriculture sector barely grew 0.07 percent in the second quarter, as the strong poultry and livestock production offset the lower rice and corn...

Agri needs farm-to-market roads

An infrastructure program that leaves out the agriculture sector and its millions of farmers will not succeed. Farmers, fishermen and livestock growers also need...
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