Agriculture
President Marcos launches ‘Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid’ in Mindanao
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday led the launch of the Department of Agriculture Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid (APP) program, a comprehensive initiative offering financial and technical assistance to eligible rice farmers.
Jollibee turns food waste into fertilizer to support farmers
In a significant step toward sustainable agriculture and waste reduction, the Jollibee Group has partnered with Nutricycle Inc. to convert over 1,500 metric tons of food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer annually.
Farmers’ group pushes for minimum palay buying price to shield producers
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) is urging the government to impose a minimum buying price for palay, warning that plummeting farmgate prices driven by cheaper rice imports and other factors are threatening the livelihoods of Filipino rice farmers.
Soybean meal imports to rise on strong feed demand — USDA
The Philippines is expected to import 3.35 million metric tons (MT) of soybean meal (SBM) in marketing year (MY) 2025-2026, a 3.1 percent increase from the previous year’s 3.25 million MT, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila.
TWG goes after ASF
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has proactively established a technical working group (TWG) to review and update the national African Swine Fever (ASF) prevention and control program.
