Agriculture
DA urges returning OFWs to invest in agribusiness
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is calling on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) planning permanent return to pursue agribusiness as both livelihood and national contribution.
DA backs industry P210 hog floor price proposal
The Department of Agriculture is backing a proposed P210-per-kilo floor price for live hogs as farmgate prices plunge to P120 to P160 in some areas, but Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the government has no legal authority to impose such a floor price for now.
Davao farmers rise from low-value crops to global cacao acclaim
Farmers in Barangay Saloy, Calinan, once struggled with unstable earnings from corn and banana, with idle cogon-covered land offering little hope for better lives. Today, their shift to high-quality cacao agroforestry backed by government and private support has lifted their livelihoods, restored forests, and earned international recognition for their produce.
Gov’t launches world’s first sex-sorting buffalo semen lab
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) have inaugurated the world’s first laboratory fully dedicated to sex-sorting buffalo semen, marking a major policy and infrastructure milestone to strengthen domestic food security, cut import dependence, and build a self-sustaining local dairy sector.
DA – PhilRice honors Alex Eala with a rice-field tribute in Nueva Ecija
Alex Eala has conquered tennis courts around the world. Now, she has made her mark on a rice field.
