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New deal for farmers

Will the lives of more than 610,000 farmer-beneficiaries of the government’s agrarian reform program improve significantly in the years ahead with the New Agrarian...

Bill seeks to protect farmers from usurers

Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte filed a bill intended to institutionalize accepted interest rates on the loans of farmers and provide sanctions...

Largest farmers group slams proposed zero tariff on imported rice

The country biggest union of farmers said the government's plan to lift tariffs on imported rice is ill-timed because of the start of the...

DA: Farmers benefitting from higher rice prices

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said that farmers are benefitting from the surge in rice prices as global fears of a rice...

Marcos assures farmers: Gov’t won’t import rice if supply enough

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. over the weekend assured consumers that the country had a sufficient supply of rice, and told farmers that the Philippines...

Why restoring nature is good for our farmers and fishermen

(CONCLUSION) Bees are one of the best pollinators in the world, making them vital for global food production. Of the 100 crop species that provide...

ASEAN farm consortium to cut greenhouse gas emission

An ASEAN carbon farming consortium put up by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture is expected to generate...

Orani farmers receive financial aid

Local farmers were granted financial assistance through the initiative of Senator  Imee Marcos. Five hundred farmers each received Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RFFA) from Department of...

Bureau warns farmers against 5 common pests

The Bureau of Plant Industry warned farmers against the most common pests that could impact on the expected yield in the wet cropping harvest. The...

DA signs agreement with Jollibee to help farmers

The Department of Agriculture and the Jollibee Group Foundation signed a memorandum of agreement on July 17, 2023 to improve agricultural stakeholders’ market access...

Revolutionizing crop production through vertical farming 

Vertical farming was gaining popularity in the Philippines as farmers and home gardeners embraced this novel agricultural approach. It was initially designed as a...

The Power of Purple: Why more farmers should grow purple corn

The demand for healthier food options is rising, driven by an increasing number of health-conscious consumers. According to a survey by Food Industry Asia,...

Yamsuan urges support for farmers’ pension

Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan of Bicol Saro has appealed to his fellow legislators to support a measure establishing a  fund that would provide lifetime...

Hardworking fathers

Farmers from Brgy. Talogtog in Laoac, Pangasinan plant rice in the middle of the day during Father’s Day yesterday. Robert Gines
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