Agriculture
Farm groups hit plans to increase rice imports
Farm groups on Wednesday criticized the government plan to augment rice stocks by allowing the private sector to import 600,000 metric tons between now...
DA updates racing pigeon shipment rules; bans poultry shipment from the Netherlands
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has adopted new guidelines on the shipment of racing pigeons amid efforts limiting the spread of highly pathogenic avian...
Seed delivery of high-yield rice needs to improve
The delivery of seeds under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program has to be made more efficient to help boost rice production which...
DA lifts poultry import ban from Japan, Central Europe
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban on poultry products from Hungary, Japan and Czech Republic.
Senior agriculture undersecretary Domingo Panganiban announced the lifting on Wednesday in the...
Inclement weather damage on agriculture estimated at P4.6B
The economic damage wrought on agriculture sector by the southwest monsoon made worse by typhoons Egay and Falcon is estimated at P4.66 billion, according to the...
