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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on farmers.

  1. DA, PAGASA team up on climate data for farmers

    DA, PAGASA team up on climate data for farmers

    DA and PAGASA are expanding weather and climate data sharing to give farmers and fisherfolk more timely, localized information for climate-resilient decisions.

    2 MIN READ

  2. URC program lifts Benguet potato farmers

    URC program lifts Benguet potato farmers

    URC’s Sustainable Potato Program has supported more than 1,000 farmers and generated an estimated P1.36 billion in potato farm-gate value across key growing…

    2 MIN READ

  3. P10 million set for farm insurance

    P10 million set for farm insurance

    Iloilo allocates P10 million to expand agricultural insurance coverage for thousands of farmers and fisherfolk, helping them recover faster from disasters and…

    1 MIN READ

  4. Province sets P299-M rice buy

    Province sets P299-M rice buy

    'This is one platform where we can give importance to our farmers to sell their rice produce directly to the government.'

    2 MIN READ

  5. A RICE farmer in Central Luzon checks his yield before rains inundate the fields. According to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation, it has set aside P187 million for payments to insured farmers affected by flooding and other damage from three typhoons and the enhanced southwest monsoon.

    P187M set aside for payments to insured farmers

    ‘We have issued strict instructions to our regional staff to continue extending their assistance to the affected farmers and speed up the processing of their…

    2 MIN READ

  7. (July 10 2026) Before Typhoon Inday comes Farmers harvested their vegetables at Barangay Bagong Silangan green farm on July 10 2026,  PAGASA said Inday  is bringing stormy weather, heavy rains, and strong winds to Extreme Northern Luzon while enhancing the southwest monsoon (habagat) across the rest of the country. Photo/Analy Labor

    Storms wipe out P2.32B in farm output

    Typhoons Luis, Maymay and Neneng and the southwest monsoon have caused P2.32 billion in agricultural losses, affecting nearly 70,000 farmers and fishers as the…

    2 MIN READ

  11. TRIBUNE-farming

    When floods threaten our food

    Our farmers and fisherfolk feed this nation. In their most difficult moments, they should never feel that they are facing the storm alone.

    2 MIN READ

  12. Quo vadis, agriculture?

    Quo vadis, agriculture?

    Poor governance was palpable in his penultimate speech. Marcos entered office claiming agriculture as his priority and built his legitimacy on it.

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  13. OVER 9,000 individuals have been displaced while 80,632 people have been affected across the country by the combined effects of tropical cyclones ‘Maymay’ and ‘Luis’ and the southwest monsoon, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

    Typhoon damage lifts farm losses to P135M

    The assessment covers the Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Western Visayas. Rice, corn, high-value crops and livestock were among those…

    2 MIN READ

  16. There is a growing demand for Philippine tropical fruits in the Gulf region, where expanding populations, tourism, and limited domestic agricultural production continue to drive food imports.

    Phl pineapples expand to Middle East market

    The Philippines shipped 18 metric tons of MD2 pineapples to the UAE, boosting agricultural exports and expanding market opportunities for Filipino farmers.

    2 MIN READ

  17. Farmers reel as imported carrots surge

    Farmers reel as imported carrots surge

    Benguet vegetable farmers face falling carrot prices as imported produce floods trading hubs, raising concerns over market disruption, farmer losses and…

    1 MIN READ