Agriculture
DA plans prompt distribution of cash assistance worth P12 billion before Christmas
The Department Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday sought the early distribution of cash assistance to rice farmers worth P12 billion collected under the Rice Competitive Enhancement Fund (RCEF).
“We need to invest in fertilizers for coconuts”
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) has adopted a program boosting coconut sector output through a fertilizer program for 340 million coconut trees around the country, one that aims to cover at least 15 percent of the trees instead of the one percent that its budget allows at the moment.
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.
