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  1. No green thumb

    No green thumb

    The sector’s average daily basic pay is P395, compared with the national average of P714, while poverty among farmers sits near 27 percent, and among…

  2. DTI Assistant Secretary Nylah Rizza Bautista; Chef Heny Sison (founder and owner, Heny Sison Culinary School); Happy Ongpauco Tiu (founder and owner, Happy Concept Group); DTI Secretary Cristina A. Roque; Robert Trotta (president and CEO, Max’s Group Inc.), Eric Thomas Dee (COO, FooDee Global Concepts); and Angelo Comsti (food author and entrepreneur).

    Cocopreneur triumph

    The bustling event highlighted the versatility and commercial potential of the Philippine ‘tree of life’ through an array of food and non-food innovations.

  3. Corn farmers get gov’t aid

    Corn farmers get gov’t aid

    Tuguegarao City is assisting 622 corn farmers ahead of the anticipated effects of Super El Niño by distributing hybrid seeds and fertilizers and preparing…

  4. RESIDENTS retrieve the bodies of two farmers who engaged in a ritual called ‘Sulif’ to settle a land dispute.

    Settling land dispute turns deadly

    Two farmers, aged 69 and 49, died after reportedly taking part in a traditional “Sulif” ritual to settle a land dispute in Glamang River, Barangay Datal…

  5. Benguet moves vs imported veggies

    Benguet moves vs imported veggies

    Benguet officials are coordinating measures against the continued influx of legally and illegally imported broccoli and carrots, amid concerns over their…

  6. PCIC president Jovy Bernabe said faster settlements can help maintain confidence in agricultural insurance and allow producers to finance their next production cycle.

    PCIC pays storm-hit farmers P104M

    The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. released P104.1 million in insurance claims to 10,596 farmers and fisherfolk affected by Habagat and three tropical…

  7. MOST major rice-producing regions posted double-digit annual price increases. Ilocos Region recorded the largest gain at 54 percent, bringing its average price to P23.57 per kilo.

    August Palay prices jump 30%

    Palay prices rose nearly 30 percent year-on-year in August, giving Filipino rice farmers more room to absorb higher fuel, transport and production costs…

  8. DA launches rice processing system

    DA launches rice processing system

    The DA inaugurated a modern Rice Processing System in Cabanatuan City to reduce post-harvest losses, improve rice quality and support Nueva Ecija farmers.

  9. Kankanaey farmers resist mining initiative

    Kankanaey farmers resist mining initiative

    Kankanaey farmers in Mankayan, Benguet, maintain road barricades against mining equipment, citing ancestral land, water sources and alleged IPRA violations.

  10. Rotting crops, paved promises

    Rotting crops, paved promises

    By taking control, the DA promised absolute transparency. It rolled out a high-tech ‘FMR Watch’ portal that uses time-lapse photography to track road progress…