MANILA – An administration lawmaker has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to intensify its preparations against the growing impact of El Niño on the country's livestock industry, warning that prolonged dry conditions could trigger more disease outbreaks and threaten the nation's food security.Abra Lone District Representative JB Bernos on Thursday called on the DA to immediately implement preventive measures following the recent outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza am...
BUSINESS WORLDKYIV — Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grain and oilseeds, is ready to supply food to Syria following the fall of Bashar al...
BUSINESS WORLDCANBERRA — With four wheels and a bright red paint job, SwagBot is not your average cow.But researchers at the University of Sydney sa...
PHILSTARMANILA, Philippines — The country’s palay output this quarter may grow by 2.8 percent year-on-year to over 7.4 million metric tons (MT) on...
PNADAVAO CITY – A cacao farmer from this city is among the three selected to represent the Philippines in the prestigious Cacao of Excellence progr...
PNAILOILO CITY – The National Greening Program (NGP) of the government, with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as the lead...
PNACEBU CITY – A Cebu-based farmers' cooperative is set to establish a Kadiwa Center, an expanded version of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo Stores being sho...
PNAMANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) vowed to further expand Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) kiosks under the Rice-for-All program to provide aff...
PNABAGUIO CITY – The provincial government of Benguet launched Tuesday the Science and Technology Innovation (STI) Plan, which will serve as its gu...
PNAMANILA – The Department of Agriculture on Monday said the effects of the increased investments in the rice sector under Republic Act (RA) 12078,...
PNAMANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to release new rice varieties called “sulit rice” and “nutri rice,” which will b...
DA-NEWSAgriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. promised to further reduce rice prices following the release of the latest inflation data wh...
