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  1. A FARMER scatters his palay harvest to dry in the heat of the sun in Nueva Ecija.

    Palay prices jump 30% in August

    The national average price of dry palay rose 29.9 percent year-on-year to P22.16 per kilo in August, giving rice farmers some relief from higher production…

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  5. NFA tests 1-ton bag system to cut grain costs

    NFA tests 1-ton bag system to cut grain costs

    The National Food Authority has started testing a 1-ton bagging system to reduce storage costs and increase warehouse capacity as part of its grain-handling…

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  6. Senatorial aspirant and former Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Sunday (27 April) held a motorcade in Butuan City

    Pangilinan hails Marcos' rice importation halt

    Senator Francis Pangilinan thanked President Marcos Jr. for ordering a 60-day suspension of rice imports starting 1 September, urging the implementation of the…

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  7. FILES

    DA targets 32 Luzon underpriced rice hotspots

    The Department of Agriculture is investigating 32 areas in Luzon where rice traders are allegedly buying below production cost, with plans to introduce a…

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  8. A file photo shows farmers harvesting rice in Pulilan, Bulacan. The World Bank will extend its largest-ever loan to the Philippines next year to promote climate-resilient agri-food systems, particularly those based on rice, the Filipino staple food. On 6 December, they announced that their board will approve a $1-billion (over P58-billion) program-for-results financing (PforR) for the Philippines Sustainable Agriculture Transformation project by 5 June 2025. This program aims to achieve the following specific goals: diversify crops, increase the number of farmers who use climate-smart practices and technologies, increase productivity, and increase volumes of agricultural products sold at farmgate (as a proxy for farmers' incomes), as well as select perishable goods that benefit from improved post-harvest handling and storage, according to the World Bank document.

    Palay

    The World Bank will extend its largest-ever loan to the Philippines to support climate-resilient agriculture, focusing on rice and sustainable farming…

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