The National Food Authority will start pilot testing the acceptance of palay bagged by farmers in new and good secondhand sacks, a measure that could save the grains agency millions of pesos.
In a decisive move to uphold agricultural integrity and consumer safety, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday announced the blacklisting of three food importers involved in illegal trade practices.
To prevent the entry of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus into the Philippines, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday temporarily banned the importation of FMD-susceptible animals and their products and by-products from Türkiye.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr., Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO) chairman Shin Gil Kim, and Cabanatuan City Mayor Myca Elizabeth R. Vergara on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Complex, the first local agricultural machinery manufacturing cluster.