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DA seeking P1.2-b budget in 2027 to expand oil palm production in Mindanao

The Department of Agriculture is stepping up support for oil palm in Mindanao to reduce the country’s reliance on imported cooking oil while raising...

FTI told to buy chili pepper, mung beans

The Philippines is allocating funds to purchase chili peppers and mung beans directly from local farmers to stabilize market prices and reduce the country’s...

New NFA warehouse coming up in Cauayan

CAUAYAN City—The National Food Authority (NFA) recently broke ground for the construction of a modern warehouse in the city. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson led the...

How Yardstick Coffee raised the bar for Philippine business culture

"Yardstick actually walks the walk. It is proving that you can make money, but at the same time not being terrible to your employees,...

Bailen cracks down on unregistered items

BAILEN, CAVITE—The local government has temporarily confiscated illegal or unregistered fruits, vegetables, and meat products as part of efforts to ensure food safety and...

‘Let NFA sell cheaper rice in market’

A party-list lawmaker has reiterated his call to restore the National Food Authority’s (NFA) function to buy palay from local farmers then sell it...

Solon urges colleagues to pass agri business bill

Rep. Wilbert T. Lee of AGRI party-list group said the initial success of the Department of Agriculture (DA) program is a “proof of concept”...

Agro-tech firm offers green solution to fruit spoilage

Filipino scientists Dr. Hidelisa Hernandez and Dr. Veronica Sabularse have never ceased to come up with propositions to help uplift and improve the lives...

Barking up the wrong tree

"Was Secretary Dar fed the wrong information?"   As local farmers continue to struggle, facing the harsh realities of this pandemic-driven economy – a difficulty in...

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...

GenTrias supports urban farmers

GENERAL TRIAS CITY—Mayor Antonio “Ony” Ferrer and his brother, Cavite 6th District Rep. Luis “Jon Jon” Ferrer IV led the distribution of seed money...
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