Agriculture
DA pushes for more local rice varieties after global award
The Department of Agriculture is urging rice breeders to continue developing new local varieties after PhilRice’s Mabango 3 (NSIC Rc 218 SR), commercially known as Dinorado, won a silver medal at the World’s Best Rice 2025 Awards in Phnom Penh.
Metal mining output rises 14.8% in first 9 months
The country’s mined metals production rose 14.8 percent to P219.74 billion in the first nine months this year, from P191.42 billion a year earlier, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) reported.
DA chief to staff: Stay focused, stay clean, keep public service first
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. opened December with a clear reminder to Department of Agriculture (DA) personnel: stay grounded, stay principled, and keep public service at the center of the agency’s work, even as the holiday season brings distractions and pressures.
Philippines, Canada boost agricultural cooperation in high-level meeting
The Philippines and Canada have reaffirmed their strong agricultural partnership following a high-level meeting between Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. and Canada’s Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai on November 13 in Makati City.
Deep planting method lifts sugarcane yield in PH trials
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) says a Japanese deep planting technique for sugarcane has boosted yields by more than 20 percent in local trials.
