US agriculture delegation visiting Davao in Sept.
DAVAO CITY — Eight US agricultural companies will visit Davao in September, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay L. Carlson said on Friday.
Ms. Carlson...
Fisherfolk call for support during closed season
PAMBANSANG LAKAS ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), an organization of fisherfolk, said the government’s primary policy response to closed fishing seasons should be...
PFDA opens processing facility at Navotas fish port
THE Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) inaugurated the new processing facility at the Navotas Fish Port Complex, which will be operated by a women’s...
India faces record low rains in August, posing threat to summer crops
MUMBAI — India is heading for its driest August in more than a century, with scant rainfall likely to persist across large areas, partly...
Vietnam offers rice price cut as DA urges India to lift ban
AGRICULTURE Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban said on Friday that private traders have received lower price quotes for Vietnamese rice, while the Department of...
LANDBANK approves loans worth over P8B for hog repopulation as of end-June
LAND BANK of the Philippines (LANDBANK) said it approved loans for hog repopulation worth P8.05 billion in the six months to June.
In a statement...
Mountain Province capital Bontoc bans live hogs, pork from Ilocos Sur due to ASF
BONTOC, the capital of Mountain Province, is temporarily banning hogs and pork products from Cervantes, lIocos Sur, after the detection of African Swine Fever...
Can ‘superfood’ millet make a climate comeback?
KAURIKALA, India/LAGOS — Riding a red electric scooter on country roads in eastern India, Sanjulata Mahanta has become something of a poster girl for...
Palay output growth estimated at 1.6% in three months to June
PRODUCTION of palay, or unmilled rice, in the second quarter was estimated to have risen 1.6% year on year during the second quarter, the...
World rice price index jumps to near 12-year high in July, says FAO
MUMBAI — The United Nations food agency’s rice price index rose 2.8% in July from a month ago to their highest level in nearly...
Upland rice farming touted as hunger prevention program
DAVAO CITY — Former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said upland rice farming on small plots could serve to mitigate hunger among farmers.
The “Kalahating...
Cotabato farmers trained in VCO, coco water production
THIRTY FARMERS from Libungan, Cotabato Province have undergone training in virgin coconut oil (VCO) and coconut water production, provincial officials said.
The training was conducted...