India allows 1.5 MMT of sugar exports
MUMBAI — India allowed sugar exports of 1.5 million metric tons (MMT) in the new season, the government said in a notifice, as a...
Japan’s rice prices on rise again in test for new prime minister
KISARAZU, Japan — At a farmer’s market not far from Tokyo, more than 100 shoppers queued for a chance to get a kilo or...
Korea-funded seed facilities to boost Philippine rice sector
THE PHILIPPINES and South Korea have inaugurated new rice seed processing and cold storage facilities at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the...
Local producers showcase products at organic agri expo
NEW AND GROWING organic enterprises showcased their products and tapped market opportunities during a three-day expo as part of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA)...
Indonesia plans to invest $22 billion in agricultural processing, minister says
JAKARTA — Indonesia plans to invest 371 trillion rupiah ($22 billion) in agricultural processing for several commodities in a bid to create eight million...
Gates Foundation pledges $1.4 billion to help farmers adapt to extreme weather
SAO PAULO — Billionaire Bill Gates’ foundation will spend at least $1.4 billion over the next four years to help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa...
Fishport modernization seen unlocking enterprise potential
AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) bid to modernize major fishports under the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority...
As US federal food aid lapses, most states unable to fill the void
WASHINGTON — For Roma Hammonds, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, food stamps have been a lifeline since taking custody of her grandchildren five years ago.
Ms. Hammonds,...
Federal courts bar Trump from suspending food aid benefits
BOSTON — President Donald Trump’s administration cannot suspend food aid for millions of Americans during the ongoing government shutdown, two federal judges ruled on...
The diplomat’s wife who ran a fair-trade Benguet coffee brand
FIDES HERRERA-LIM felt a butterfly perching on her shoulder, an omen her coffee growers assured her was auspicious.
Coffee industry seen requiring import curbs to support domestic growers
COFFEE entrepreneur Stella Longa Sutton called for curbs on coffee imports to allow coffee farmers to grow their foothold in the market.
Ms. Longa Sutton,...
USDA: No food aid benefits will be issued in November
WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said food benefits under one of the country’s biggest social assistance programs will not be issued...