Agriculture and Food

Zamboanga Locked in Dual Emergency as Drought Losses Pass ₱1.5M and Dengue Kills 18

ZAMBOANGA CITY (October 27) — Facing a deadly viral outbreak and an accelerating agricultural drought, Zamboanga City authorities are under growing pressure to deliver immediate relief and infrastructure interventions...

Policy Gap Costs Filipino Farmers Millions as Global Ube Market Soars

MANILA (October 27)  — The world is obsessed with purple yam, driving a massive $595 million global ube...

Cloud of Unresolved Graft Cases Hangs Over Mangudadatu’s Bid for BARMM Chief Minister

COTABATO CITY (October 27)  — Calls are growing louder for the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao to...

Gas Pain in the South: Davao Occidental Drivers Face Region’s Highest Pump Prices

DAVAO CITY (October 27)  — Tanking up in Davao Occidental? Prepare for a heavier hit to your wallet. Fresh...

Border Busted: BI Intercepts 3 Filipinos in Davao Off to Fight as Foreign Mercenaries in Europe

DAVAO CITY (October 27) — Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at Davao International Airport foiled an illegal recruitment...
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Drone weed control matches traditional spraying in rice farms — PhilRice

MANILA (October 13) — Drones are proving to be just as effective as traditional backpack sprayers in controlling weeds in wet-seeded rice fields, according...

DA eyes 84% rice self-sufficiency by 2026, 90% by 2028

MANILA (October 13) — The Philippines aims to produce enough rice to meet 84 percent of its domestic demand by the end of 2026,...

From Farm to App: Davao Food Terminal to Go Digital by 2026

DAVAO CITY  (October 8) — The Davao City Information Technology Center (CITC) is set to bring local agriculture into the digital age as it...

Prices creep up again as fuel, veggies get costlier — inflation at 1.7% in September

MANILA (October 8) — Consumers felt a little more strain at the checkout counters last month as prices of vegetables and fuel climbed anew,...

Government to co-invest P20 billion annually for livestock industry

MANILA (September 29) — Nearly P20 billion in yearly co-investment options for the livestock industry may soon be made available by the Department of...

Bislig City coops receive P10.7-M assistance to promote livelihood

BUTUAN CITY (September 26) – On Tuesday, the government provided PHP10.7 million in support to two farmers' cooperatives in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur,...
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