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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 fix ‘broken economics’ in agriculture

The Department of Agriculture is rolling out a reform agenda to address what it calls the “broken economics” of Philippine agriculture. At the Big Bold...

Bounty Fresh pushes for a new generation of agriculture professionals

Bounty Fresh Group Holdings Inc. is leading efforts to develop a new generation of agriculture professionals to modernize Philippine farming and strengthen national food...

DA deploys mobile labs nationwide to boost farm productivity

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying efforts to increase farm productivity through the nationwide deployment of the Bureau of Soils and Water Management’s...

DA seeks NFA grain-buying role under new law

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pressing Congress to restore and broaden the National Food Authority’s (NFA) grain-buying powers, positioning the agency as a...

Philippine farm production rebounded 5.7% in second quarter of 2025

Philippine farm output expanded by 5.7 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, buoyed by a record harvest in rice and corn, according...

PH agriculture faces tight recovery as 2024 concludes

The Philippine agriculture and fishery sector is closing out 2024 with a year marked by challenges, including climate disruptions and structural issues. Data from the...

PH turns to Italy for sustainable agriculture

The government is seeking the help of Italy to modernize Philippine agriculture and achieve sustainable food systems. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel met with Italian...

Israel shares agri savvy with Pinoys

With President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s call for the modernization of Philippine agriculture, Israel has shared its agricultural expertise with officials of the Department of...

Solon bats for resilient plans to boost agri

AGRI party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee on Sunday said boosting climate-resilient practices in Philippine agriculture would help in strengthening regional food security. He issued the statement...

Agriculture is ‘gasping for breath’

Its counterpart in the vernacular is “naghihingalo,” and that’s quite possibly what Agriculture Secretary William Dar hears from the mouths of farmers whom he...

‘Ulysses’ toll on rice industry to hit P34b

While Typhoon Ulysses has long gone and dissolved in the international waters, its effects on Philippine agriculture may extend as far as the fourth...

Rice subsidy must work

The government should administer the rice fund and subsidy mechanisms properly and efficiently to pave the way for a modern Philippine agriculture sector. Many subsidy...

Land reform has eroded economies of scale

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