
Rice’s real price
No country can achieve efficiency when farmers work plots too small to benefit from scale.
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No country can achieve efficiency when farmers work plots too small to benefit from scale.
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ILOILO CITY—Two newly inaugurated rice processing systems (RPS) in the towns of Hamtic and Patnongon have begun full operations, giving farmers long-awaited…
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The town of Porac celebrated its annual Farmers’ Day with a series of activities on Friday, 21 November.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA), together with its agency Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) and the Department of Labor and…
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ILOILO CITY — Capiz is staggering after back-to-back typhoons leveled farmlands and wiped out millions worth of crops, leaving 6,111 farmers scrambling to…
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Under the initial project, FP Island will provide funding or in-kind support for capacity-building and technical assistance to local seaweed farmers.
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Binay said the measure is intended to help families manage school-related expenses and daily needs.
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The sector could face billions of pesos in losses from the two typhoons, ‘Tino’and ‘Uwan,’ with Catanduanes hit the hardest. ‘For abaca alone, the damage in…
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SAN LUIS, AURORA — The Province of Aurora held the 10th Provincial Organic Agriculture Congress on 6–7 November 2025 at the Municipal Gymnasium of San Luis.…
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ILOILO CITY—The province of Antique has achieved 143.77 percent rice self-sufficiency, with enough supply to meet local consumption needs for 131 days,…
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Flooding in some areas has delayed damage validation, particularly in Cebu, where assessments are still pending.
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The Economy and Development Council has now resolved to maintain this rate until the end of 2025 and implement a mechanism for adjusting MFN tariffs based on…
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Malacañang on Sunday issued Executive Order (EO) 105, extending the 15-percent tax on imported rice until 31 December 2025, while creating an inter-agency body…
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The government will use the National Food Authority (NFA) as a temporary benchmark for rice purchases by state agencies, a move expected to raise farmers’…
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Tropical cyclone “Tino” left a trail of devastation in the country’s farmlands, causing P83.78 million in damage and affecting 4,263 farmers across MIMAROPA,…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order (EO) 102 yesterday, extending the suspension of the importation of regular milled and well-milled rice…
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As the country marks National Rice Awareness Month this November, Senator Imee R. Marcos sounded the alarm on what she described as the “grim reality” faced by…
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The government has extended the rice import ban until the end of the year to help stabilize prices and protect local farmers, with the Department of…
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