Agriculture
PhilMech hits 2024 mechanization targets, boosts rice farming efficiency
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), under the Department of Agriculture (DA), met its rice mechanization targets in 2024, delivering thousands of machines and expanding its support program for farmers, cooperatives, and local government units (LGUs).
Gov’t targets 205K farmers in climate-resilient agri rollout
The Philippine government, in collaboration with international partners, has identified key municipalities for the rollout of the Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) interventions under the $39-million "Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change" (APA) Project.
DA rolls out cost-tracking system to curb pork price hikes
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through its marketing arm Food Terminal Inc. (FTI), is set to implement a cost-tracking system by May in a bid to promote price transparency and protect consumers from excessive pork markups.
NFA buffer stock at 5-year high, ready to procure more
The National Food Authority (NFA) has built up a buffer stock equivalent to 7.17 million 50-kilogram bags of milled rice—a volume enough to feed all Filipinos for nine days.
DA urges hog farms to join pork program to tame prices
Agriculture The Department of Agriculture’s Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) is calling for more hog farms to participate in a pilot program aimed at lowering pork prices and curbing profiteering within the supply chain.
