Agriculture
DA coordinating with DSWD to distribute rice in lieu of cash grants to poor Pinoys
The Department of Agriculture is coordinating with the Department of Social Welfare and Development to directly supply poor Filipinos with rice instead of giving them cash grants to ease market pressure on the national staple.
DA chief inspects P19.7-B, Jalaur River Multipurpose Project in Iloilo
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. on Wednesday inspected the nearly-complete second phase of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMP), a P19.7-billion infrastructure development of the National Irrigation Administration that will increase rice production and benefit 25,000 farmers and 4,500 indigenous people in Iloilo province.
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.
