The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has inaugurated a P6 million research laboratory that produces beneficial micro-organisms (BMO) at the agency’s La Granja Agricultural Research and Extension Center in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental.
The Department of Agriculture has reported that smuggled vegetables seized from a warehouse in Navotas City in mid-August tested positive for pesticide residue, heavy metals, and microbiological contaminants.
Damage to the agriculture sector resulting from the effects of Tropical Storm Enteng is estimated at P360.18 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Adverse weather has diminished palay production across the Philippines by an estimated 386,960.34 metric tons (MT) since the start of the year, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.