Agriculture
DA chief eyes farmer groups, food firms to sell lower-priced food at KADIWA centers
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. will gather support from farmers cooperatives and food producers to help the Marcos administration supply more affordably-priced food to ease the financial burden of Filipino consumers.
NFA chief leads Council in groundbreaking Davao visit
DAVAO CITY—National Food Authority Administrator Larry Lacson led a three-day visit to Davao by the NFA Council to review the agency’s operations, inspect facilities and conduct a dialogue with farmers’ groups to provide council members an on-ground perspective and better understanding of farmers’ plights and concerns.
DA releases initial damage estimates due Typhoon Carina
Damage to agriculture due the combined impact of southwest monsoon and typhoon Carina is initially estimated at P156.79 million, according to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.
DA refuses to give up this year’s 2 percent farm output target
The Department of Agriculture (DA) remains hopeful the farm sector this year should still expand by as much as 2 percent no matter the combined impact of El Niño and La Niña on production.
PhilMech turns over P71 million in postharvest facilities to Piddig coop
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) inaugurated Thursday a P56.5 million rice mill designed to help close to 1,000 farmers to increase their income by as much as 30 percent
