Agriculture
DA chief commits to tame farm product prices over four years
The Department of Agriculture is set to bare next week its strategy to modernize agriculture and boost the farm sector's production capacity and contribution to the domestic economy, especially in improving the lives of farmers and fisherfolk by creating more jobs, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced on Tuesday.
Climate-smart irrigation turns El Niño challenges into opportunities
El Niño may have brought the threat of dry spells and water scarcity, but the farmers’ resilience has risen to the occasion. Rather than succumbing to adversity, they have embraced the challenge as an opportunity to learn new techniques and innovative practices to combat the phenomenon’s effects while getting additional income.
El Nino Task Force pursue programs helping mitigate dry spell impact on food production
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and agencies comprising the Interagency Task for on El Nino, has implemented measures mitigating the projected impact of a prolonged dry spell on food production, including farmers and fisherfolk who may be adversely affected by the weather phenomenon.
‘Tariff cut extension punishes only domestic producers’
Advocates at the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) has claimed the government decision extending the tariff cut on rice, corn and meat products for another year will only penalize local producers.
Over 500,000 MT of imported rice due to arrive December through February
Around 76,000 metric tons of rice from Taiwan and India are scheduled to arrive this month and early January even as grains imported by the private sector have started to arrive as part of the broader effort to boost inventory of the national food staple in preparation for the adverse effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon, a ranking official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday.
