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DA deploys 18 trucks to fetch Benguet vegetable surplus

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has deployed 18 trucks to transport vegetables from Benguet after reports of an oversupply left local farmers struggling to...

DA turns over P67.63-million rice facility to Palawan granary

Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. turned over a P67.63-million rice processing system to the Narra municipal government to bolster the food...

PH seeks fertilizer deals with China, Russia to ensure supply as costs spike

The Philippines has begun securing fertilizer supplies from global producers including China and Russia to ensure steady deliveries as oil-driven price increases threaten farm...

DA to expand Pantao Port into P500-m agricultural hub

Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced a P500-million plan to expand the Port of Pantao in Albay to transform the facility...

DA seeks P1 billion in farm investment through FAO, ADB tie-up

The Philippines joined forces with the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Asian Development Bank to attract private capital to its agriculture and fisheries...

DA eyes P50 per kg. rice price cap to curb profiteering

The Department of Agriculture is studying the imposition of a price cap of around P50 per kilogram for well-milled rice to curb profiteering and...

DA to fast-track P10b in aid for 4 million farmers, fishers

The government is fast-tracking the release of P10 billion in financial assistance for farmers and fisherfolk to provide relief as the harvest season begins...

DA warns US-Iran tensions risk fuel, fertilizer price spikes

The Department of Agriculture (DA) warned Tuesday that escalating tensions between the United States and Iran could drive up fuel and fertilizer costs, posing...

Solon lauds creation of coffee development office

A NORTHERN Luzon lawmaker on Tuesday hailed the creation by the Department of Agriculture (DA) of an office dedicated to providing support to the...

NFA nets P936.5m from rice stock sale

The National Food Authority auctioned nearly 90 percent of its aging rice stocks on Feb. 20, generating P936.5 million and exceeding its P912.4 million...

DA orders probe into alleged farm machinery and fertilizer irregularities

Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. ordered a broad investigation Wednesday into alleged irregularities in the procurement and distribution of subsidized farm...

DA creates office to revive struggling PH coffee sector

The Department of Agriculture will establish a dedicated Coffee Industry Development Office to provide a coordinated push to revive the country’s struggling coffee sector. Agriculture...

DA, DOT sign agreement to link farm and travel sectors

The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Tourism have signed a memorandum of agreement to expand farm tourism and link food production with...

Japan extends ¥1.7-b grant to build modern rice processing plant in Isabela

The Department of Agriculture and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a 1.7-billion yen grant agreement to establish a modern rice processing system...
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