New Zealand to support farmers in Mindanao conflict areas
NEW ZEALAND has committed a $2.5 million to support agricultural development and food security in Mindanao, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
Global farmland acreage estimates upgraded by USGS
THERE’S MORE agricultural land in the world than previously thought, and India rather than the US or China is now believed to have the...
Star Wars meets fruit farms as lasers deter berry-stealing birds
IN THE HISTORIC BATTLE of birds versus farmers, there’s a new hi-tech scarecrow in town.
Bird Control Group, a Netherlands-based firm, is selling a laser...
China may get a boost from rising prices due to pork
MOUNTING inflationary pressure in China may get a boost from rising prices for one of the country’s main dietary staples: pork.
Food prices are one of the...
Dispute over weed-killer dicamba divides farmers in southern US
WHEN IT COMES to the herbicide dicamba, farmers in the southern state of Arkansas are not lacking for strong opinions.
“Farmers need it desperately,” said...
Coco industry gears for big jump
DAVAO CITY -- As coconut products such as oil and coco water ride on a wave of global popularity, Philippine farmers and processors are...
PNG wants tuna catch processed domestically
PAPUA New Guinea (PNG) is seeking to enforce a local-processing rule for all tuna caught in its waters, which is affecting the Philippine tuna...
More R&D, scholarships expected for coconut industry from levy funds
DAVAO CITY -- The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) will deploy more resources for research and development (R&D) and provide academic scholarships for children of...
Biggest Argentina food company seeks partner to fuel Asia growth
THE WORLD’s biggest maker of hard candies is seeking a strategic partner to help it expand outside Latin America.
Arcor SAIC, the closely held Argentine...
Coffee producers want state laboratory access to develop specialty beans
By Carmelito Q. Francisco
Correspondent
DAVAO CITY -- Coffee producers are seeking access to research and development (R&D) facilities of state universities to help them develop...
Next sugar crop expected to match 2016-2017 high
RECORD sugarcane production in the last crop year is weighing on prices, and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) sees similar output levels in the...
Meat beats wheat: Cattle, hogs soar to record levels
AGRICULTURE traders seem to be favoring the protein-rich Paleo Diet, loading up on bullish livestock bets while leaving grains behind.
December cattle and hog futures...