High-value coconut products drive shift away from copra
DAVAO CITY — Coconut farmers in Davao, the top producing region in the country, have been moving away from copra production in favor of...
DA sees no inflationary impact from hike in palay buying price
AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said he will continue to push for an increase in the government’s buying price for unmilled rice, or palay,...
Piñol says feed industry should buy local
AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol has appealed to traders dealing in agricultural goods “to be patriotic” by favoring domestic produce over imports.
“I cannot stop...
Senate redirects funding from DA’s hybrid-rice push
SENATOR Cynthia A. Villar said the 2018 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has been realigned to direct funds to “more important things”...
Industry says US demand strong despite flap over virgin coconut oil health claims
COCONUT PRODUCTS from the Philippines continue to enjoy strong demand from the US market, an industry association said.
The United Coconut Associations of the Philippines...
DA, PRDP program hopes to cut waste in Sulu mangosteen crop
DAVAO CITY — Sulu produced 850 tons of the high-value fruit mangosteen last year, but a big portion of that was wasted because farmers...
Crop insurance agency should provide reinsurance, take in FDI, legislator says
A LEGISLATOR said he wants the Philippine Crop Insurance Council (PCIC) to engage in reinsurance, open up to foreign investment, and become more data-driven.
“ecause...
PHL veterinarians turn to technology to tackle rabies
ARMED with smartphones and syringes, veterinarians in the Philippines are turning to technology to fight rabies, using tracking tools to identify problem areas in...
Farmers’ protests shake Modi’s 2019 bid as economy slows
ANGER over falling farm incomes has spilled onto streets across a swathe of India’s largest states as farmers struggle with food price deflation and...
Nestlé Philippines planning coffee processing plant in Iloilo
ILOILO CITY — Nestlé Philippines, Inc. is planning to establish a coffee processing plant in Iloilo province and has started working with the provincial...
In Dubai, Chinese firms look to tap halal market
DUBAI — Standing behind her stall at a Dubai exhibition centre, Dai Dong He offered passersby what looked like carefully wrapped biscuits or chocolates.
“This...
World hunger worsens as war, climate shocks hamper access to food
THE NUMBER of people suffering from hunger last year rose at the fastest pace since at least the beginning of this century as conflicts...