Agriculture
Govt’t mobilizes ₱45-billion climate response to tame rising food inflation
The Department of Agriculture has launched a series of aggressive market interventions and supply-side measures to stabilize skyrocketing food prices following a sharp spike in September inflation. Driven by severe weather disruptions, escalating fuel expenses, and higher transport costs, national inflation matched its highest level in over three years, forcing government officials to take immediate policy action.
DA seeks P300M more to expand ube production, clarifies raw export rule only targets planting materials
The Department of Agriculture is seeking an additional P300 million to kickstart expansion of the country’s ube industry, a move designed to at least double local output and meet fast-rising global demand for the popular purple tuber.
DA readies P45B aid as El Niño damage mounts
The Department of Agriculture is preparing up to P45 billion in interventions as El Niño-related agricultural losses climb to P6.87 billion, while moving to strengthen rice reserves and keep imports available as a contingency against a sharper production shortfall.
DA-NBI seize P5.19M undocumented meat; enforce meat inspection code, secure supply chain
The Department of Agriculture’s National Meat Inspection Service and Inspection and Enforcement unit, and the National Bureau of Investigation have confiscated l 11.5 metric tons of undocumented imported meat products in Pasay City valued at about P5.19 million.
DA, OWWA team up to help returning OFWs build sustainable agribusiness ventures
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) have signed a memorandum of agreement to combine their resources, expertise, training, and funding to support overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as they shift from working abroad to running profitable, long-term businesses at home.
