Key stakeholders from across the country recently gathered at The National Agri-Fishery Investment Forum to align national strategies with local priorities and accelerate investments in the agriculture and fisheries sector.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is moving to tighten the country’s rice import policy by extending the current two-month import suspension and raising tariffs on foreign rice, in a bid to stabilize palay prices and protect Filipino farmers during the peak of the harvest season.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has formally turned over a ₱70.2-million rice processing facility to farmers in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, a key rice-producing town.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban on poultry imports from Israel and South Dakota, USA, after both areas successfully contained avian influenza outbreaks.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Friday welcomed Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s commitment to push for a higher agriculture budget through 2028, citing the sector’s critical role in food security, job generation, and economic growth.