DA, IRRI ink MOU to help boost PH rice production
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) entered into a collaborative agreement Tuesday to help boost rice production in the Philippines.
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DA, IRRI ink MOU to help boost PH rice production
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) entered into a collaborative agreement Tuesday to help boost rice production in the Philippines.
President Marcos, DA push for increased food production in face of El Nino threat
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., on February 3, met farmers, local government leaders and officials of the Department of Agriculture in Pampanga to sustain the push for agricultural modernization and increased food production in the face of El Nino.
In the Philippines, Onions Are Now Too Cheap | TIME
The Philippines is temporarily halting its onion imports until May—and possibly even up until July—in a bid to control prices from getting too cheap.
Philippines to sign 5-year rice deal with Vietnam
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is expected to forge a five-year rice deal with Vietnam during President Marcos’ state visit later this month to ensure stable supply even during calamities, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday.
DA: 30 percent of crops wasted due to poor logistics
MANILA, Philippines — Nearly a third or 30 percent of the country’s agricultural produce is wasted because of a poor logistics system, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said yesterday, as it cited the need to invest “heavily” in post-harvest facilities to reduce losses and lower commodity prices.
DA responds
I write on behalf of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in response to an opinion piece titled “Potemkin” by Prof. Alex Magno that the agency will impose suggested retail prices on rice to stem rising prices caused by fear – both here and abroad – of possible supply shortage due to El Niño.
DA: Rice supply enough until March harvest season
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture said that the country’s rice supply will remain sufficient until the next harvest season in March, adding that it is expecting almost half a million metric tons of imports by early January.