Agriculture
Pantabangan aquaculture project designed to boost Ph food fish requirement
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is optimistic that the Pantabangan Aquaculture Park Project in Nueva Ecija helps supply the country’s food fish requirement.
Malacanang appoints new FTI Board directors
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has approved the appointment of acting members of the board of directors of the Food Terminal, Inc., led by lawyer Christopher Banas.
Indonesia says rice stock adequate amid sale restrictions, seeks imports from Thailand
Indonesia's government on Monday sought to assure consumers that rice stocks were adequate amid increasing sale restrictions in mini markets and supermarkets since the end of 2023.
Agri chief names new DA undersecretary, OICs
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. continues to strengthen his team at the Department of Agriculture, designating a new undersecretary and several officers-in-charge.
Rice prices soared in 2023 to record high on India export ban, El Niño prospect
India’s decision in October to ban export of non-basmati rice and prospects of reduced harvest due to an expected prolonged dry spell due to El Nino sent prices of the grain to record high last year, with Filipino consumers enduring soaring prices of the national staple despite record grain output.
