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The Department of Agriculture (DA), with the support of South Korea, has launched a new digital platform that could transform how government support reaches Filipino farmers, replacing slow paperwork and disconnected databases with real-time data and artificial intelligence. Developed in partnership with South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Korea […]
The flagship food program of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!”, has powered KADIWA ng Pangulo (KNP) to more than P4.4 billion in cumulative sales, highlighting how targeted food market interventions are becoming a key tool in tempering food costs while creating more stable markets for Filipino farmers and fisherfolk. Data from the […]
The Marcos administration’s initiative to modernize the country’s fisheries sector is gaining fresh momentum in Bulan, Sorsogon, where the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) is building a P96.7 million ice plant designed to keep more fish fresh, reduce waste, and raise incomes across fishing communities in the Bicol Region. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. […]
Fresh Philippine saba or cardava bananas are once again headed to Auckland, with a second commercial shipment reinforcing the country’s foothold in New Zealand and signaling that a fruit long associated with Filipino kitchens is gaining traction in overseas markets. The latest shipment by Davao City-based AVANTE Agri-Products Philippines Inc. follows the successful arrival of […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced a higher National Food Authority (NFA) minimum buying price for palay and a temporary halt to rice import arrivals in Iloilo during the harvest season, a twin move that should boost farmgate prices and ensure better returns for farmers. Speaking at the inauguration of a P355-million modern rice […]
The government is investing nearly P190 million in two modern municipal fish ports in Davao del Sur, aiming to reduce post-harvest losses, improve food security and stimulate economic activity in coastal communities. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., accompanied by Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) Acting General Manager Atty. Glen Pangapalan, inspected the ongoing projects […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the audit of the ongoing rehabilitation of the PFDA-Navotas Fish Port Complex, highlighting the administration’s drive to modernize the country’s fisheries infrastructure to strengthen food security, improve supply chains, and reduce post-harvest losses. Joining President Marcos were Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., Agriculture Undersecretary Drusila Bayate and Philippine Fisheries […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel led the opening of a new poultry dressing, processing, and warehousing facility in San Pablo, Laguna. The poultry facility operated by Art Fresh Chicken Corporation expands the poultry industry’s processing capacity while reinforcing efforts to strengthen food security and modernize the country’s poultry value chain. The new facility can process […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying efforts to tap private-sector capital for critical farm infrastructure, signaling a stronger push to modernize the country’s agriculture sector through public-private partnerships (PPPs). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. met with officials of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center to discuss a pipeline of priority projects aimed at improving […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) signed a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) establishing uniform guidelines for exempting eligible farm storage facilities from local real property taxes, a move aimed at lowering operating costs and encouraging greater investments in post-harvest infrastructure. The JMC was signed by Agriculture […]