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To increase yield and improve production of rice in the province of Ilocos Norte, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. distributed modern farm equipment and machineries amounting to P73.3 million. The interventions, under the 2023 allocation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program, will benefit 52 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs), as well as […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the government under the leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is focused on improving rice production and reducing post-harvest losses through science and technology. During his visit to the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, Tiu Laurel told rice experts and […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. called for the amendment of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) charter to expand its function to include developing and managing marine and agro-industrial estates across the country to ensure ample food supply. Tiu Laurel, who built one of Southeast Asia’s largest fishing companies before joining the Department of […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. met with groups operating national and communal irrigation systems in south-central Mindanao to drum up support for a national drive to increase agricultural production for food security. “Kami po sa Kagawaran ng Agrikultura ay kasama ng ating Pangulo Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. sa pagsusulong ng food security, ang kanyang […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. assured lawmakers that his agency is closely watching the market and is taking steps to assure sufficient supply of food items at affordable prices, particularly rice, sugar, and onions. Appearing before the Committee on Agriculture and Food of the House of Representatives, Tiu Laurel said he gave importers less than […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. met with the governors of the top 10 rice-producing provinces in the country to help increase grain supply, reduce imports, and lower prices of the national food staple. Governors from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao who gathered in San Juan City welcomed Tiu Laurel’s initiative, saying the consultative meeting was […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) received 800 million yen (P300-million) worth of farm equipment for Filipino small sugarcane farmers. The Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, Kazuhiko Koshikawa, turned over the grant to Agriculture Secretary Francisco “Sec Kiko” Tiu Laurel, SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona, and representatives of beneficiaries from […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) assures the public that there is enough affordable supply of rice in the market. According to DA Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Arnel de Mesa, the country has almost completed the wet season harvest. “We have harvested about 90% of palay across the nation, bought at P22.00 per kilogram,” de Mesa […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the kick-off of three core projects of the DA, in partnership with the World Bank (WB), namely the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Scale-Up, the Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP), and the Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) Project. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that despite slight contraction in the value of farm production in the third quarter, there are still strong indications the sector could contribute positively to the economy. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that value of farm output in the third quarter declined 0.3 percent year-on-year, hurt by lower […]