Ube eyed to trim $10-B farm trade gap
The government is turning to one of the Philippines’ most recognizable crops, ube (purple yam), to help narrow the country’s more than $10-billion agricultural…
Mico Virata · · 1 min read
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The government is turning to one of the Philippines’ most recognizable crops, ube (purple yam), to help narrow the country’s more than $10-billion agricultural…
Mico Virata · · 1 min read
Some 676 duck raisers from the towns of Candaba, San Luis, and Apalit in Pampanga received a total of 4,000 sacks of duck feeds at the Bahay Pare Covered Court…
Jonas Reyes · · 1 min read
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has provided more than P400,000 worth of livelihood assistance to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the island…
Anita Villanueva · · 2 min read
Ready-to-wear brand Trude Lizares is renowned for its minimalist, intentionally crafted organic linen and natural fibers, the that effortlessly marries…
Luis Espiritu · · 4 min read
Corn cob is the hard, central cylindrical core of a maize ear where the kernels grow. Made mostly of cellulose and woody pith, it serves as the plant’s…
Jonas Reyes · · 1 min read
Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) and the Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) have launched a new financing facility…
DT · · 1 min read
Are women more afraid of snakes than men? Not so in the case of a 31-year-old Chinese resident of Guilin surnamed Qin.
WJG · · 2 min read
MISAMIS ORIENTAL — Northern Mindanao is strengthening its agriculture sector and regional economy through initiatives centered on innovation, youth engagement,…
Cheng Ordoñez · · 2 min read
Farmers and fisherfolk could see lower production costs and more stable earnings under a recalibrated set of Department of Agriculture (DA) programs that…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 1 min read
The agency is treating the outlook as a near certainty, shifting its focus to minimizing damage rather than waiting for confirmation.
Mico Virata · · 1 min read
The past two months saw young Filipino students revealing their eco-friendly inventions.
WJG · · 1 min read
While global geopolitical tensions send fertilizer prices soaring and threaten to shrink Philippine rice and vegetable outputs, a domestic antidote has been…
DT · · 1 min read
Rising fuel prices are beginning to hit where it hurts most in Aurora — its farms.
Jonas Reyes · · 1 min read
A local farmer’s decades‑long experiment is drawing attention for showing that higher rice yields do not have to come with higher costs.
Mico Virata · · 2 min read
As global fertilizer prices rise and threaten local farm output, the Villar Foundation is promoting organic fertilizer as a sustainable alternative…
DT · · 2 min read
The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) began a three-day training program Wednesday for local government officials to deploy “smart” agricultural…
Jonas Reyes · · 1 min read
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos recently attended the unveiling of an urban farm in Bonifacio Global City, a project aimed at supporting the government’s push…
Raffy Ayeng · · 1 min read
One of the latest agricultural innovations comes from a pharmacist-turned-farmer from Japan.
WJG · · 1 min read