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The premise is simple: equip farmers with entrepreneurial skills, guarantee a market, and the system stabilizes.
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Economists and a former DA undersecretary have said the move would only raise domestic prices and cited the need to rebuild the sector from the ground up.
The Department of Agriculture has recommended raising tariffs on imported rice to protect local farmers and their livelihoods. What will this mean for the Philippine economy in the government's quest to alleviate the woes of our farmers?The news broke via ...
As exporting coconuts appears to be more promising.
Canned food manufacturer Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF) has set aside P5 billion for its capital expenditure this year, up from around P3 billion in 2023. Half of the allocation will go to its coconut business, capitalizing on higher global consumer demand. ...
Is it because of corruption, incompetence, bad politicians, or laziness? According to IRRI, the answer is quite simple.
In 2023, the Philippines was named the world's top rice importer, overtaking global behemoth China. According to Statista, which based its information on reports by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Philippines imported 3.8 million metric tons (MMT) of ...
The cheapest locally produced rice you can buy at the moment costs P50 per kilogram.
From farm to retail prices, it's always been a domino effect. When the cost of food is skyrocketing, it's usually because of supply problems. In the case of palay or unhusked rice, crops are damaged either when it's too ...
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What does the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership exactly do for the country?
On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, the Senate ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), making the Philippines the final country to join the agreement among our neighbors. The Upper House voted to concur the ratification just after two days of deliberation, led ...
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The facility will rise in Bay, Laguna.
Metro Pacific Investments Corp, the holding company led by businessman Manny Pangilinan, is building a 1,000-cow dairy facility in Laguna through unit Metro Pacific Agro Ventures (MPAV) in partnership with an Israeli company. During a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony at the ...
The country has enough supply for now, the president said.
There is no need to import sugar for now, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said as the country's supply is enough to meet the demands for the commodity.Marcos, who concurrently heads the Department of Agriculture, made the remark after he ...
His plans for the tax system, investments, macro-economy, and more.
On Monday, July 30, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. delivered his first State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. As always, the speech contained some of the President's key promises, sound bites, and proposed measures during ...
In Piddig, 58 native cows were inseminated with wagyu semen.
Piddig in Ilocos Norte is the hometown of Teofilo "Ilocano Shark" Yldefonso, the first Filipino Olympic medalist. The town also carved a name in history because of the Basi Revolt in 1807, which stemmed from the wine monopoly by the Spanish colonial ...
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It helps lessen waste and oversupply.
As an agricultural company, iFarms' objective is simple: to help Filipino farmers by integrating technology into heritage practices. Founded in 2015 by model-turned-techpreneur Jairus Ferrer, the homegrown agritech company aims "to empower and enrich our users with solutions that address ...
There's no answer as to why prices have gone so low.
Vegetables are expensive. Here in Metro Manila, buying a kilo of cabbage at the supermarket could cost you up to P106, based on the latest survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority-and don't even get us started on the luxury known ...
Here's what you need to know.
The Department of Agriculture confirmed the African Swine Fever has hit the Philippines. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that 14 out of the 20 pig blood samples sent for a laboratory test in the United Kingdom were found positive for African Swine ...
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