‘High tomato price to stay amid rainy season’
MANILA, Philippines — The high retail price of tomatoes is expected to remain with the onset of the rainy season, according to farmers’ group Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc.
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MANILA, Philippines — The high retail price of tomatoes is expected to remain with the onset of the rainy season, according to farmers’ group Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc.
MANILA, Philippines — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has defended the implementation of the P29 per kilo of rice after a farmers’ group questioned the program’s sustainability.
MANILA, Philippines — The sale of rice at P29 per kilo is not a political move ahead of President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
MANILA, Philippines — By selling rice at P29 per kilo in Kadiwa outlets, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is giving false hope to the poor, the farmers’ group Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has committed to complete the distribution of P12 billion in cash assistance to rice farmers by September.
MANILA, Philippines — To boost the country’s local milk production, the National Dairy Authority (NDA) targets to import at least 5,000 cattle – a move that would allow the NDA to produce 80 million liters of milk by 2028.
MANILA, Philippines — A technical working group (TWG) has been formed following President Marcos’ April 18 order to remove non-tariff barriers on agricultural imports.
Extreme heat and the drought aggravated by El Niño have affected not only agricultural crops but also domestic milk production. As World Milk Day was marked on June 1, local dairy industry players said the intense heat this year has pulled down by about 10 percent the milk production of cows and water buffaloes or carabao.