Agriculture
DA commits prompt farmer support should rice prices fall more than 12%
The government on Tuesday committed to act quickly and come to the defense of farmer incomes should rice prices drop more than 12 percent from where they are at present, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
DA urges South Korea’s KAMICO to build agricultural machinery complex
A high-level delegation from the Department of Agriculture, led by Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr., recently visited South Korea to strengthen agricultural cooperation and secure investments crucial for the Philippines’ agricultural modernization efforts.
DA forecasts nearly twice as much rice hoard by year end than last
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday projected the national rice inventory to round the year nearly twice the level achieved in 2023 to 3.64 million metric tons (MT), the debilitating impact of the El Niño notwithstanding.
BAI contains goat Q fever in Marinduque
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on Sunday gave assurance that measures are being done to contain the spread of Q fever detected among imported goats in a government breeding station in Marinduque.
“Taking care of reserve system key to ensuring uninterrupted power during La Nina”
The Department of Energy supports a prompt lifting of the mandate suspending the payment of billions of pesos worth of electricity generated by companies...
