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Business & Economy

SMC INITIATIVE RESCUES FARM HARVESTS AMID PANDEMIC

San Miguel Corporation (SMC), together with Rural Rising Ph (RuRi), has rescued over 1.7 million kilos of fruits and vegetables in total from farmers struggling to sell their harvests since the pandemic started in 2020 to date. SMC’s partnership with RuRi has helped boost incomes of about 4,500 farmers from Luzon and provided consumers with […]

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Government

RICE, CORN HISTORIC HARVESTS AMONG DAR’S LEGACY

“I am one of the happiest Filipinos.” This was the reaction of Agriculture Secretary William Dar following the announcement of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. that he is personally designating himself as the temporary caretaker of Philippine agriculture. Dar also expressed optimism as the new President is set to take over the agri-fishery portfolio starting at […]

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Government

PH PALAY, CORN HARVESTS INCREASE IN Q1 2022 – DAR

While the country’s agriculture sector posted a flat growth during the first quarter of the year (Q1 2022), the volume of production of palay and corn has slightly increased. Based on standing crop as of February 1, 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that palay production for Q1 2022 may increase to 4.64 million […]