Agriculture and Food

Bishop urges Church to make abuse prevention a lasting culture

MANILA (October 17) — A Catholic bishop has urged Church officials to make abuse prevention part of everyday institutional practice, as more than 200 Church representatives worked to develop...

18 arrested, P153M worth of equipment seized in Surigao illegal mining raid

BUTUAN CITY  (October 16) — Eight Chinese nationals and 10 Filipinos were arrested after authorities raided an alleged...

Basilan IP farmers train to turn coconuts into community income

ZAMBOANGA CITY  (October 16) — Thirty Indigenous Peoples (IP) farmers in Basilan are learning how to get more...

D1LM seeks 110,000 Davao signatures for anti-dynasty law

DAVAO CITY (October 16) — The Dapat Isa Lang Movement (D1LM) is asking 110,000 Dabawenyos to put their...

Mindanao families feel the squeeze as hunger tops pandemic-era average

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (October 16) — Nearly two in three families in Mindanao consider themselves poor, while...
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A Legacy Picked from the Trees: USM Community Celebrates Panagburas 2026

DAVAO CITY (September 12) — Laughter resonated through the branches of the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) Fruit Orchard on September 11, 2026, as...

P680-K DOST grant turns coconut waste into livelihood, disaster tool in Davao Occidental

JOSE ABAD SANTOS (September 11) — Discarded coconut husks could soon become a source of income and a tool against flooding and soil erosion...

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗗𝗔 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁

DAVAO CITY (September 10)— The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is advancing Mindanao’s mango industry toward renewed global market participation by bringing growers, government...

DA seeks billions as El Niño threat exposes irrigation, farm-input gaps

MANILA (September 10) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking billions of pesos in additional funding to protect farmers from a potentially severe...

Davao coffee processor bites into specialty success

DAVAO CITY (September 8) — Before a machine checks the moisture of coffee beans, Princess Dian Tapdasan uses a simpler tool: her teeth. In Sitio...

Saba banana exports open new markets, but farmers must share in gains

DAVAO CITY (September 7) — Philippine Saba bananas are gaining a foothold in new international markets, opening fresh opportunities for growers—but the expansion will...
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