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DA to spend P55 million on vegetable safety monitoring system

The Department of Agriculture is building a P55-million food safety monitoring system to detect nitrate and nitrite contaminants in vegetables and other plant-based food...

Cereal queue

Consumers form a kilometer-long line to buy rice at dramatically reduced of P20 a kilo at a Kadiwa ng Pangulo makeshift market set up...

DA probes onion price drop as farmers warn of import glut

The Department of Agriculture is moving to stabilize onion prices after Nueva Ecija farmers warned that imported stocks are pushing red onion prices to...

Counting trees, measuring trust

“In environmental work, trees may be the symbol—but people and institutions are the true roots” AS 2026 begins, the Million Trees Foundation, Inc. pauses—not to...

Milestone for urban agriculture

“When communities are given science-based, accessible technologies, they gain the ability to grow more with less” AT A time when cities expand faster than our...

PH to cut rice imports in Q1 next year on strong output

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said Wednesday the Philippines will significantly reduce rice import requirements in the first quarter of 2026. The country is...

DA to launch digital center for rice supply monitoring

The Department of Agriculture will soft-launch its Command Center in November, a digital platform designed to provide data-driven management of the country’s food supply...

Philippines, Canada vow to deepen agricultural ties

The Philippines and Canada are deepening their agricultural cooperation, with officials meeting to discuss trade, food security, and technical collaboration. Discussions included high-value crops,...

New Laguna tissue culture lab to combat crop diseases in PH

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. inaugurated the Bureau of Plant Industry’s (BPI) Tissue Culture Laboratory and upgraded Biological Control Agent (BioCon) facility at...

DA @ 127 with BPI drive gains in productivity, safety, and trade

As the Department of Agriculture (DA) celebrates its 127th anniversary, it carries with it its continued and strong coordinated efforts with the Bureau of...

DA blocks 25 tons of red onion from China

The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), in coordination with the Bureau of Customs (BOC), intercepted 25 metric tons of illegally imported...

SMUGGLED ONIONS.

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. leads the inspection of two container vans carrying an estimated 34 metric tons of smuggled white onions from...

ALLHC unit Artico expands cold storage facilities, leads industry

Artico, the cold storage arm of AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC), said it is expanding its network of facilities to meet growing demand for...

BPI boosts local production, bans 18 agri importers

The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) announced major milestones in 2024, including the distribution of over 54 tons of vegetable seeds to boost local...
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