Agriculture
South Korea scientists tout ‘beef rice’ as source of protein for the future
South Korean researchers have grown beef cells in rice grains in what they say is a major step towards achieving a sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly source of protein that could replace farmed cattle for meat.
Palay prices continue to climb in February
Farm gate prices of palay continued to climb in February, a development that could keep inflation elevated in the months ahead given the space taken up by the rice in consumers' basket.
“Too much emphasis on rice and not much else for other equally important food sectors”
Government planners have put too much emphasis on rice when they crafted this year's budget allocation for the various agricultural sectors, and not much else for the other equally important sectors, the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) said on Thursday.
DA plans measures to boost local dairy milk production
The Department of Agriculture is drawing up plans to significantly increase local dairy milk production, including seeking support from local milk processors to bolster investment in the industry and increase dairy cattle population.
Mined metals value up 4.8% in 2023 to P249 billion
Improved metals prices, particularly in gold and nickel, allowed the country's metallic minerals industry to grow 4.8 percent in 2023 to P249.05 billion from only P237.66 billion in 2022, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) reported on Wednesday,
