PHL banana exports up 3.4% amid efforts to curb disease
EXPORTS of banana from the Philippines rose 3.4% in 2023, with the industry’s efforts to curtail the outbreak of Fusarium wilt, also known as...
KADIWA store network to tap more suppliers
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is seeking out more farmer cooperatives and food manufacturers to supply its KADIWA centers.
“Aside from helping consumers,...
Greenhouses for high-value crops to be built via tie-up with SKorea
THE Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said that it is planning to expand its greenhouse network for high-value crops through a tie-up with the...
Oil spill at Bataan endangers marine life – Greenpeace
Reproduction rates of marine biodiversity are at risk following the sinking of an oil tanker at 3.6 nautical miles east of Lamao Point, Limay,...
Farmers call for tight biosecurity as trials for ASF vaccine continue
HOG FARMERS are urging the government to implement tighter biosecurity measures to help curb the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the...
Brazil halts some poultry exports after Newcastle disease case
SAO PAULO — The world’s top chicken exporter Brazil has voluntarily halted poultry exports to some countries after a case of Newcastle disease was...
With cocoa butter at $28,000, more companies go for ‘chocolatey’
FOODMAKERS who’ve already shrunk packaging and raised chocolate prices to weather this year’s run-up in cocoa costs are rapidly rewriting recipes to use none...
Chicken culling, disposal raise concern as bird flu spreads
THE SPREAD of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts’ concerns that the process of killing and disposing of...
Data transparency, consolidation to help predict farm prices and promote smart farming
The lack of data transparency and consolidation is hindering the price forecast of farm produce, which goes a long way into developing an efficient food system, according to Filipino scientists.
Vanilla pilot farm planned using Israeli technology
THE Department of Agriculture said that it is planning to set up a vanilla pilot project in partnership with an Israeli agri-technology company.
The project...
Michigan bird flu response sparks COVID-style worries
MARTIN, Michigan — Some dairy farmers are resisting Michigan’s nation-leading efforts to stop the spread of bird flu for fear their incomes will suffer...
Contamination of cooking oil raises fresh food-safety worries in China
BEIJING — China’s food safety commission will investigate the alleged use of fuel tanker trucks to transport cooking oil, state media reported, amid fears...