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Fresh, juicy, and undeniably Filipino is how Philippine mangoes sweetened-up the show at the “Serbisyo Caravan” in Rome, the Italian city once known as Caput Mundi—the capital of the world. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. made a special stop at the mango booth during the World Food Forum events at the United Nations Food […]
The Philippines is actively pursuing deeper agricultural trade ties with Egypt, with Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. meeting with Egyptian Ambassador Nader Nabil Zaki recently to explore broader market access for high-value Philippine produce, particularly mangoes and bananas. The discussions form part of a larger effort by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to diversify […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is expanding the reach of Guimaras Mangoes by collaborating with Shopee and LBC Express to enhance the online market reach of Guimaras mangoes. This initiative aims to onboard local mango sellers onto the Shopee platform. This move will streamline a reliable delivery system to empower the local farmers […]
The Department of Agriculture will invite experts from Sun & Earth Microbiology LLC, a Florida-headquartered biotechnology company, to help eliminate Cecid fly infestation that undermines Philippine mango production and export. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the DA is open to the idea of testing the products of Sun & Earth, whose chief executive […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar urged mango stakeholders to join efforts to address current issues affecting the mango industry during the opening of the 2nd Luzon Mango Congress at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Convention Hall recently. “Kami ay kasama niyo upang matugunan natin ng tama ang mga problema at hamong kinakaharap ng […]
Philippine-grown pineapples and mangoes will soon find their way through additional ports of entry in the United States. This favorable development came after the Philippine Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) and the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) mutually agreed on and threshed out several pending issues, […]
The provincial government of Guimaras will celebrate its annual Manggahan Festival through a combination of virtual and physical activities from May 20 to 22 this year. Governor Samuel Gumarin, in a letter addressed to the Office of Civil Defense-Western Visayas Regional Director and chairperson of the Regional Task Force (RTF) on COVID-19 Jose Roberto Nuñez, […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is bent on helping mango farmers beat the kurikong (cecid fly) infestation and enable them to increase the yield of quality fruits for the domestic and export markets. “Together, let us harness the power of science and technology to pro-actively get rid of kurikong and other major concerns confronting our mango industry,” said […]
Action star Robin Padilla has volunteered to help the Department of Agriculture (DA) in its promotions and marketing programs that aim to help farmers and fisherfolk generate more income. On the sidelines of the launching of the Metro Marketing Program for Philippine mangoes at the DA office in Quezon City, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said […]
How many pounds, or kilograms for that matter, did you gain over the holidays? The holidays have just ended and most of us are still at our binge-eating sprees. We have grown accustomed to eating lots of yummy food over the season that it seems impossible to just stop. Now, of course, with us moving […]