Agriculture
DA welcomes P600M palm oil refiner in Mindanao
The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced the inauguration of a P600-million palm oil facility in Sultan Kudarat seen helping spur development of the palm oil industry in the country.
DA welcomes toll fee discounts for truckers of agri products
The Department of Agriculture on Friday thanked operators of various tollways in Luzon for agreeing to provide toll fee discounts to trucks transporting agricultural products.
Farm group calls out PSA over rice data gathering methodology
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has flagged supposed discrepancies in official data on rice stocks and output released recently by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and urged these be reviewed.
Higher buying price allows exponential NFA palay inventory boost
The decision of the National Food Authority (NFA) Council to raise the palay buying price has allowed the agency to exponentially increase its palay inventory in only a month.
Farm group hails reverted PCIC status as DA rather than DOF agency
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on Monday expressed support for the issuance of Executive Order 60 by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reinstating the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) as an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
