Efforts of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.'s administration to modernize agriculture and assist farmers and fishermen helped the farm and fishery sector grow in the...
The Department of Agriculture on Monday urged Congress to restore the National Food Authority's function as a rice price stabilizer and increase its fund allocation for programs to enhance rice production and farmers’ incomes as lawmakers’ deliberate on measures seeking to extend the Rice Tariffication Law.
Crop damage directly attributable to El Niño has risen 34 percent in May to P5.90 billion from only P4.39 billion in April, according to the Department of Agriculture.
The Philippine Tobacco Growers Association (PTGA) and the National Federation of Tobacco Farmers Association and Cooperatives (NAFTAC) urge legislators on Thursday to convene the bicameral conference committee and complete the process of classifying the smuggling of agricultural products as economic sabotage.
Tomato farmers of Ifugao recently initiated the second round of delivery of 8.9 metric tons of tomatoes produced in the province for a sardine processor in Bulacan, a deal made possible by the Department of Agriculture Cordillera’s (DA-CAR) initiative to help strengthen the market linkage of farmers to prospective institutional buyers or markets,.