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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking for ways to help vegetable farmers minimize losses as persistent rains in Benguet damage crops, disrupt trading, and weaken demand for fresh produce. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. directed the DA regional office to immediately assess the situation and take the necessary steps to assist vegetable farmers […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) welcomed the formation of the United Ube PH Association Inc., a national organization that brings together farmers, cooperatives, growers, processors, traders, exporters, researchers, the academe, government agencies, and other industry players to give Philippine ube a stronger voice and a bigger market. The federation grew out of the Ube Industry […]
The Department of Agriculture is fast-tracking the Clark National Food Hub with the full backing of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., moving the project from planning to construction. The project gained formal momentum with the signing of agreements between the DA and Food Terminal Inc. covering funding, development and operations, and between FTI and Clark International […]
The Department of Agriculture and the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) are reviving the long-delayed Parañaque Spillway Project, arguing that the proposed P90-billion infrastructure could deliver far more than flood control by transforming Laguna de Bay into a more productive fisheries hub, and a dependable freshwater reservoir for Metro Manila and nearby provinces. First proposed […]
The Philippines has opened a new market for its cacao industry with the first commercial shipment of fermented cacao beans to New Zealand, giving local growers a fresh export outlet as the government pushes to turn high-value crops into bigger sources of farm income and foreign exchange. The 6,000-kilogram shipment, sourced directly from Kapalong, Davao […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is advancing its import substitution policy by supporting the investment of Basic Necessity Inc., a Filipino-owned company behind the highly automated and modern enoki mushroom production facility in Silang, Cavite. The first-of-its-kind venture funded purely by the private sector was inspired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to localize strategic […]
The Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) filed criminal charges before the Office of the City Prosecutor in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte against DO’s Asia Chemical Trading Corp. and its president, Viflor M. Dosado, over alleged violations of the country’s fertilizer regulatory law in connection with a government procurement project in Caraga. The complaint accused […]
Plantitos and plantitas, the army of urban gardeners whose ranks blossomed during the pandemic, may soon have credentials to match their green thumbs. What began as a lockdown pastime is being elevated into a nationally recognized profession after the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) forged a five-year […]
The Department of Agriculture said that July inflation figures show government supply interventions are helping keep food prices broadly stable, but warned that potential impact of a strong El Niño later this year, and volatile global oil prices threaten that progress by driving up transport, logistics, and farm production costs. “We’re seeing signs that our […]
Durian has perhaps the toughest sales pitch in the fruit business. It smells like hell, tastes like heaven, and somehow transforms skeptics into loyal fans after a single bite. That appears to be exactly what happened in Oman. What began as one Omani entrepreneur’s fascination with Davao’s famed durian six years ago has finally ripened […]