Agriculture
Farm group seeks RCEF benefits extension, repurposed NFA
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) urges government to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) and extend the life of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) past the five years dictated by legislation.
DA to allow entry of 20,000 MT of onions
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will allow the importation of as much as 20,000 metric tons (MT) of onions until year-end to beef up supply. A bountiful harvest of the commodity is not expected before the onset of the hot months next year.
Agri output boost programs seen reducing post-harvest losses this year – DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is embarking on a modernization program to increase post-milling rice recovery from only 62 percent of potential at the moment and cut post-harvest wastage.
More recent bad weather ruined P200 million worth of crops
Damage to the agriculture sector arising from the impact of a weather phenomenon known as a shear line has reached P202.89 million, according to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.
DA wants to boost coconut industry productivity to benefit millions of farmers
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking at massive coconut planting and replanting to boost production of a sector that accounts for more than a third of the country’s agricultural exports and source of livelihood for millions of Filipinos.
