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FAO advises Philippines to shift away from rice

A representative from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called on Philippine policymakers to promote more diversified and healthier food systems, warning the...

Philippine farm production rebounded 5.7% in second quarter of 2025

Philippine farm output expanded by 5.7 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, buoyed by a record harvest in rice and corn, according...

Group urges gov’t to boost high-value crop investments

The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) asked the government to increase investments in high-value crops to boost production, expand exports and...

Four ways pulses nourish soils and boost carbon sequestration

CONCLUSION Pulses have a natural capacity to mobilize phosphorous and other essential nutrients and micronutrients to soils which can contribute to healthier and larger crop...

Three tips for establishing a cacao farm 

Among all the crops many seasoned farmers favor is cacao because of its profitability and aid in safeguarding the ecosystem by boosting sustainable farming...

Research warns against underestimating climate risk to crops

PARIS, France—The risks of harvest failures in multiple global breadbaskets have been underestimated, according to a study Tuesday that researchers said should be a...

Heavy damage

Typhoon Ulysses caused major damage to crops which highland farmers in Benguet were hoping to sell for favorable wholesale market prices to tide them...

P9 billion in rice, corn harvested before typhoon landfall

Local farmers pre-harvested P9 billion worth of paddy rice and corn, the country’s two major staples, to avoid losing out the season’s first cropping...

Taal Volcano eruption likely to push up food inflation–PNB research

The Taal Volcano will likely push up food inflation this month because the affected area is a main contributor to the supply of livestock...

Pest control

A farmer in Laoac, Pangasinan sprays insecticide on his crops for better growth ahead of the new year. 

Villar asks coconut farmers to diversify

San Fernando, Pampanga—Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food chair Senator Cynthia Villar urged coconut farmers across the country to venture into other sources of...

Equitable benefit sharing of raw materials pushed

A House leader has underscored the need to put in place a national policy that would ensure fair and equitable sharing of the benefits...

4 young inventors unveil tech breakthrough in agri

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija—Climate change and global warming have taken their toll on crops, which are now suffering from heat stress. But now...

Looking to science to save crops

ZAKA, Zimbabwe"•Under the scorching Zimbabwean sun, cattle seek shade among stunted thorn bushes in the drought-prone district of Zaka, where crops wither due to...
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