Agriculture
DAR launches P500M farm-to-market road project in Albay
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has broken ground on a landmark P500-million farm-to-market road (FMR) project in Polangui, Albay, marking a stride toward improving rural infrastructure and economic connectivity for thousands of local farmers.
From survival to success: How a farmer program transformed lives in Nueva Ecija
What once were fields of struggle in this farming town are now symbols of transformation, thanks to the Jollibee Group Foundation’s (JGF) Farmer Entrepreneurship Program (FEP).
‘Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!’ expands to Zapote-Bacoor public market
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led officials of the Department of Agriculture in launching the Benteng Bigas, Meron Na! program in Bacoor City, Cavite, a major expansion of the P20 rice initiative aimed at easing the financial burden of millions of Filipino families.
DA seeks P1B to buy corn, expand grain support by 2026
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking an additional P500 million to P1 billion in funding to enable the National Food Authority (NFA) to begin procuring corn from local farmers, in line with a government plan to diversify grain support beyond rice starting in 2026.
Smuggled onions, fish seized in P34M Manila Port bust
Over P34 million worth of misdeclared agricultural products from China were intercepted at the Port of Manila by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA), marking one of the first major test cases under the new Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act.
