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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ATI plants seeds of innovation—but will Cotabato farmers reap the rewards?

KIDAPAWAN CITY  (March 25)  — The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) is turning real farms into classrooms across Cotabato, aiming to transform local agriculture through...

Eel export opens China door for Davao aquaculture

DAVAO CITY (March 23) — From local waters to Chinese tables, a two-ton shipment of Philippine eel has put the Davao Region on the...

Rice, corn output seen falling in Q1, raising food security concerns

MANILA (March 17) — The Philippines may face weaker harvests of its two key staple crops in the first quarter of the year, with...

DA cites role of over 92K women farmers in Caraga agri

BUTUAN CITY (March 14)  -– The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) bared Thursday that 92,726 women farmers are already registered under...

Milk, Grit, and Motherhood: South Cotabato Woman Breaks Barriers in Farming

DA-Philippine Carabao Center GENERAL SANTOS CITY  (March 13) — In many rural communities, farming is still seen as men’s work. But for Jocelyn Ortiga, a...

Sustainable potato push in DavSur seen to lift upland incomes, protect watershed

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur (March 6)  – In the cool uplands of Kapatagan, potato farming is more than a livelihood — it is...
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