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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. assured lawmakers that his agency is closely watching the market and is taking steps to assure sufficient supply of food items at affordable prices, particularly rice, sugar, and onions. Appearing before the Committee on Agriculture and Food of the House of Representatives, Tiu Laurel said he gave importers less than […]
The Department of Agriculture – National Food Authority (DA-NFA) highlights its vital role in achieving country’s food security during its 51st founding anniversary recently. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose message was delivered by Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, reminded the agency of its mandate anchored on maintaining sufficient rice buffer stock sourced from Filipino farmers. “You have […]
Rice farmers can now sell their unhusked rice or palay to the National Food Authority (NFA) at a higher and more competitive rate, following the decision of the National Food Authority Council chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The resolve, which was announced by the President and concurrent Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary, was made […]
With the theme, “Masaganang Palay at Bigas, Maunlad na Pilipinas,” the 16th National Rice Technology Forum (NRTF) was launched recently in Hagonoy and Digos City, Davao del Sur. The three-day event, which drew a thousand of participants from the different parts of the country, aimed at promoting the adoption of yield-boosting rice technologies by showcasing […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a measure to make rice production profitable for farmers and make the staple food cheaper for consumers via a subsidy program that will be provided for the country’s 2.6 million rice farmers. “Napakababa po ng kita ng ating mga magsasaka, kulang na kulang sa kanilang pangangailangan. Madalas […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the recommendation to impose mandated price ceilings on rice in the whole country to ensure reasonably priced and conveniently accessible staple food to Filipinos amid the alarming increase in its retail prices in the market. Executive Order No. 39 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin recently stated that President Marcos […]
Lawmakers led by Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte have proposed the construction of postharvest facilities in every palay-producing city and municipality in the country to help raise farmers’ incomes and lower rice prices. Duterte said the construction of these postharvest facilities could begin with building a rice mill and a warehouse in […]
The Philippine government formally accepted the 300-metric ton (MT) milled rice donation by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) under the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Tier 3 Program in Camalig, Albay. Intended for the families affected by the Mayon Volcano eruption, the donation was turned over by Embassy of Japan […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) welcomed the Republic of Korea – Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (ROK-MAFRA)’s donation of 400 metric tons of milled rice, which will be distributed to 10,000 families affected by flooding and landslides in Oriental Mindoro through the DA – National Food Authority (NFA) and the Department of Social […]
Touted by the administration as the “world’s biggest free trade deal,” the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) could, however, make the Filipino farmers the biggest losers if the agreement would overpromise but underdeliver like similar laws and treaties in the past. Senator Chiz Escudero warned that RCEP could end up for farmers as another Rice […]