DA technicians undergo training on use of new farm technology
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said its technicians and engineers from recently received training on a land-leveling technology, which is seen to save water and improve rice yield.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) said its technicians and engineers from recently received training on a land-leveling technology, which is seen to save water and improve rice yield.
The Philippines is hosting the three-day 10th Asean Social Forestry Network (ASFN) in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Palawan Supercorn Development Corp. (PSDC) is seeking pioneer incentives from the Board of Investments for its P10-billion corn project in Palawan, which will make use of innovative farming techniques.
A Philippine environmental group has voiced its support for President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte’s call for mining companies to “shape up.”
The new administration must take immediate measures to raise agricultural productivity in order to cut the poverty rate in the Philippines, which remains among the highest in Southeast Asia, according to an agricultural expert.
THE Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFida) said on Friday it will need a budget of P9 billion to bankroll a plan to rehabilitate and expand abaca plantations in the next five years.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said one of its accomplishments under the outgoing administration is the completion of 10 agricultural trading centers in different parts of the country aimed to directly link farmers to their markets.
The United Nations’s (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday said it is set to roll out a program which aims to maximize the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in agriculture in the Philippines.
DAVAO CITY—The Cacao Industry Development Association (Cidami) will host this year’s international gathering of cacao industry players within Asia and the Pacific in September.
The government must implement several key measures to increase farmers’ production and make the Philippines self-sufficient in rice, a non-governmental organization (NGO) said on Thursday.
The incoming chief of the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said he is keen on expanding coconut-production areas in the country by 600,000 hectares over the next six years.
While saying the use of fish-aggregating device (FAD) yield more fish, the practice causes overfishing, depletes fish stocks and affects marine ecosystems, the country’s top biodiversity official said on Wednesday.
ZAMBOANGA CITY—The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has issued a La Niña watch, as the country’s dry spell winds to a close.
The government has allowed the importation of as much as 16,500 metric tons (MT) of white onions to plug the shortfall in local supply, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI).
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said it remains committed to help farmers produce high-quality products for export to neighboring Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries.
BACOLOD CITY—The Negros Island Region (NIR) is aiming to become crops sufficient in the next six years.
Marine scientists from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), University of the Philippines (UP), and Oceana Philippines said they found a wide array of corals, fish and other marine life during a recent expedition to Benham Rise.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Monday said it has declared Sabang Bay in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro and Coron Bay in Palawan as water quality management areas (WQMA).
A recent study from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) found that biopesticides or organic pesticides are effective in managing rice pests and diseases.
The Philippine Rural Development Project’s (PRDP) infrastructure development component has generated 4,483 employment opportunities in South Luzon since 2014, according to data from the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The next administration should continue to implement measures to achieve self-sufficiency in rice and other staples, the outgoing chief of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday.
The prolonged dry spell caused by El Niño destroyed 235,000 metric tons (MT) of paddy rice, according to the latest data from the Department of Agriculture (DA).
DAVAO CITY—The new chief of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has been ordered to stop reacquiring lands from agrarian-reform beneficiaries who cannot regularly pay their amortization, the Anakpawis party-list said.
The country’s coconut oil (CNO) exports declined by 0.5 percent to 54,500 metric tons (MT) in April, from 54,776 MT recorded a year ago, according to preliminary data from the United Coconut Associations of the Philippines (Ucap).
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned against eating shellfish from Irong-Irong Bay in Western Samar, which is now positive for the red-tide toxin.
CALAUAN, Laguna—Calauan Mayor Buenafrido T. Berris has urged coconut farmers in this basically agricultural town to employ agricultural intercropping it as they are still reeling from the damage wrought by the cocolisap (coconut infestation) and at the onset of the typhoon season.
The Philippines could increase its wine imports from the United States by 12 percent to 3.7 million liters this year, from 3.3 million liters in 2015, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) vowed to crackdown on sellers of dog meat in its bid to put an end to illegal dog-meat trade in the country.
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