Agriculture
DA chief to staff: Stay focused, stay clean, keep public service first
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. opened December with a clear reminder to Department of Agriculture (DA) personnel: stay grounded, stay principled, and keep public service at the center of the agency’s work, even as the holiday season brings distractions and pressures.
Philippines, Canada boost agricultural cooperation in high-level meeting
The Philippines and Canada have reaffirmed their strong agricultural partnership following a high-level meeting between Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. and Canada’s Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai on November 13 in Makati City.
Deep planting method lifts sugarcane yield in PH trials
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) says a Japanese deep planting technique for sugarcane has boosted yields by more than 20 percent in local trials.
DA launches P20-rice program at Clark Freeport, targets minimum-wage workers
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga—The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday opened a new KADIWA ng Pangulo center in the Clark Special Economic Zone, expanding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program that offers rice at ₱20 per kilo.
DA flags fake rice import schemes amid ongoing ban
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has warned the public about scam groups offering fake rice-import “allocations,” particularly in Cebu.
