Egg scare costs Dutch poultry farmers €33M
EUROPE’S contaminated egg scare has cost Dutch poultry farmers at least €33 million ($39 million), according to a preliminary estimate by the government.
The scare,...
France faces worst wine harvest in post-war period
FRANCE faces its poorest wine harvest since 1945 after an unusually mild March and frosty April, experts said Friday, although a hot summer promises...
Fisheries output decline narrows in Q2 — PSA
TOTAL FISHERIES production declined year on year in the second quarter, according to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
According to PSA’s second...
Agri drives fastest Thai economic expansion in more than 4 years
THAILAND’S economy grew at the fastest pace in more than four years, led by a surge in farming output and tourism.
Gross domestic product rose...
Wild times as Madagascar rides vanilla price bubble
HIT by rampant speculation and a collapse in production following cyclone Enawo, the price of vanilla — Madagascar’s largest export — has surged in...
GM eggplant completes latest field trials
By Carmencita A. Carillo
Correspondent
DAVAO CITY -- Proponents of the Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) eggplant are a step closer towards commercializing what they hope to be...
Rice self-sufficiency seen doable by 2019, DA’s Piñol says
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said its rice-self-sufficiency target may be achieved in 2019, a year earlier than its initial timetable.
“If we are able...
Climate change will cut crop yields — study
CLIMATE CHANGE will have a negative effect on key crops such as wheat, rice, and maize, according to a major scientific report out Tuesday...
Visayas farmers encouraged to boost production of coffee
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) called on coffee farmers in the Visayas to increase their production to help meet...
Food manufacturers push back vs sugar-sweetened taxes on dairy
THE proposal to include milk products among the sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) which will be taxed P10 per liter will bring these basic commodities beyond...
Vietnam’s shrimp farmers fish for fortunes
WITH A FLASHY GOLD watch and a chunky matching ring, Tang Van Cuol looks a far cry from the average Vietnamese farmer as he...
Red tide alert up in 7 areas
SEVEN AREAS in the country have tested positive for the red tide toxin, based on the latest laboratory results released by the Bureau of...