The Department of Agriculture has mobilized emergency aid and farm inputs to help farmers and fisherfolk recover from the back-to-back onslaught of Tropical Storm...
The steep decline in palay prices, despite record-high production, has prompted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to consider suspending rice importation and raising import tariffs...
Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel confirmed that the government allocated P18 billion for the rollout of the P20-per-kilogram rice program in 2026,...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. on Tuesday said the government plans to provide subsidized rice priced at P20 per kilo to nearly half of...
The tariff on imported rice will stay at 15 percent for now, pending consultations with the economic managers, Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, together with DA officials, participate in a traditional boodle fight to sample the National Food Authority’s...
The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced the pilot implementation of the P20-per-kilo rice program in the Visayas region, marking a key step in...
President Marcos approved a P1 billion allocation to enhance the country’s cold storage system, which is expected to significantly benefit farmers and small agriculture...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced Wednesday that consumers can expect to see the full effect of the rice import tariff reduction by January...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for its P200.2 billion budget proposal for 2025 to be approved by the House Committee on Appropriations.
During...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel revealed Tuesday that more than 30 percent of the country’s agricultural produce is wasted due to poor logistics systems.
“We...
