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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is advocating a whole-of-government approach to ensure Laguna Lake remains productive for fisherfolk and fishpen operators, sustainable as a critical water source for Metro Manila, reliable for food security, and effective as part of the region’s flood control system. After a series of consultations with fisherfolk and aquaculture operators around […]
The Philippines and Japan have broadened their agricultural partnership to include fisheries, a move expected to accelerate technology transfer, strengthen food security, and support the modernization of two sectors critical to millions of livelihoods. The enhanced Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC), signed during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Japan, upgrades a 2023 agriculture agreement […]
The Philippines made its first commercial shipment of fresh Carabao mangoes to Toronto, Canada on June 3, marking another milestone in the Marcos administration’s push to diversify export markets and reduce the country’s reliance on traditional agricultural buyers. The Department of Agriculture (DA) was part of send-off ceremony at the Philippine Airlines cargo terminal in […]
With a potentially severe El Niño on the horizon and farm input costs climbing amid global oil market disruptions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving to reassure rice farmers that planting will remain a viable and profitable undertaking in the coming wet season. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving to help deliver on a commitment by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vietnamese President Tô Lâm to expand bilateral trade to $20 billion, up from the current $15 billion, while seeking to narrow a persistent trade gap that heavily favors Vietnam. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said […]
The Philippines formally pledged its participation in the International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yokohama, positioning the event as both a trade platform and a showcase for climate-resilient agriculture during the State Visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Japan. At the ceremonial contract signing held recently in the capital city of Japan, Agriculture Secretary Francisco […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Philippines is stepping up agricultural cooperation with Japan to expand exports, modernize farming systems, and strengthen long-term food security following high-level meetings involving President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese officials. Tiu Laurel said talks with Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture centered on technology exchange, logistics efficiency, and broader […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered the reconvening of the Department of Agriculture’s El Niño task force to prepare the country for a potentially severe episode later this year, warning that the prolonged dry spell could hit crop production, hurt farmers’ incomes, and drive up food prices. “It is imperative that we put […]
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has acquired a rice quality analyzer (RQA) aimed at strengthening government efforts to enforce Philippine rice standards and establish technical benchmarks that could eventually distinguish locally produced rice from imported varieties. In a report submitted to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., BPI Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said the […]
The Philippine government is strengthening its whole-of-government approach to food security and rural development through a new inter-agency framework aimed at empowering agricultural cooperatives and improving government support for farmers and fisherfolk nationwide. The Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) brings together the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Cooperative […]