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DA proposes higher rice tariff once imports resume

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is proposing to raise the tariff on imported rice to a range of 20 percent to 25 percent, a...

DA pledges support for banana sector

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. pledged expanded government support for the banana industry, rolling out a set of interventions to...

Farm-to-market roads

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon meet to review audit...

DA declares Bulacan free of bird flu outbreak

The Department of Agriculture declared Bulacan province free from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) following the successful containment of an H5N1 strain outbreak detected...

DA lifts ban on poultry imports from 3 countries

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary import ban on wild and domestic birds, including poultry products, from Argentina, Romania and Turkey...

PPI reenters PH fertilizer market after four decades

Planters Products Inc. (PPI), one of the country’s leading agro-chemical trading and marketing firms, has officially reentered the fertilizer business after more than four...

Support for Batanes

Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. leads a visit to Batanes, one of the northernmost provinces of the Philippines, to launch vital...

AgriTalk

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. attends the “AgriTalk: Farmers Relationship” at the Municipal Agriculture Office, San Nicolas, Castillejos, Zambales held recently. This aims...

DA lifts ban on poultry imports from 6 countries

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday it lifted the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds from six countries affected...

DA to build P35-million cold storage in Zambales

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has committed to constructing a P35-million modular cold storage facility for high-value crops in Zambales by early 2026 as...

New law to infuse P200b in livestock, poultry sectors

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the newly enacted Republic Act 12308, or the Animal Industry Development and Competitiveness Act (AIDCA), will modernize...

ASEAN ministers adopt 20-year vision to boost food security, climate resilience

ASEAN countries have adopted a 20-year vision to strengthen food and nutritional security, boost climate resilience and support rural development across the region, according...

DA orders limited onion, carrot imports to stabilize prices

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered the importation of onions and carrots at a limited volume to stabilize volatile market prices and prevent...

Philippines pushes ‘climate-smart’ food systems at ASEAN Agriculture Meeting

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday welcomed his Southeast Asian counterparts to Manila for the 47th ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry...
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