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Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda said that the future of food will depend not only on the type of food consumed but also on its production process and how it is taken. Legarda, a notable environmental advocate, reiterated her commitment as a steward of culinary heritage and advocate for sustainable food systems. “The economic […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) established a partnership with the local government unit of Limay, the Bataan Peninsula State University and Limay Polytechnic College to extend the zero-kilometer food project, or ‘0KM,’ to the residents of the coastal town of Bataan. The “0KM” project is a research initiative designed to develop an efficient data collection […]
The Department of Agriculture has entered into a partnership with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) to use advanced space technology to increase farm productivity, improve resource utilization, and enhance project monitoring. The DA, through the Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering, and PhilSA signed recently a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to modernize data collection, analysis […]
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. recently met farmers, local government leaders and officials of the Department of Agriculture in Pampanga to sustain the push for agricultural modernization and increased food production in the face of El Niño. Around 600 farmers and officials gathered at a rice field in Candaba […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. hailed the Lagonglong Port in Misamis Oriental as a “timely” infrastructure project aligned with the government’s goal to increase food production. “Lagonglong Port dovetails with the Department of Agriculture’s push to boost agricultural production, ensure accessibility to affordable food, and achieve food security for our countrymen,” Tiu Laurel said during […]
Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban underscored the importance of Filipino food champions in the upliftment of Philippine agriculture as the first week of the 2023 Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (FFM) celebration came to a close. During the recognition ceremony of the agri-preneurs who participated in the first week of FFM, Panganiban expressed his gratitude to all stakeholders who […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual expressed a positive outlook toward the Food Philippines Pavilion during the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) held recently at Shanghai, China. “Our participation in the CIIE has become not only a practical response to an opportunity but an imperative to expand our international market, and solidify the Philippines’ […]
A lawmaker said the Philippines should boost its own food production capacity in light of the “looming food crisis” to affect the country in the second half of the year. Dinagat Islands Representative Alan Ecleo said his fellow legislators and the incoming Marcos Administration should pursue programs that will provide farmers, fisherfolk, and agricultural cooperatives […]
If elected president, Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso said he intends to showcase the island province of Guimaras as a template for food sufficiency so that the other provinces will be able to replicate its achievements. Speaking to reporters following his courtesy call on Guimaras Gov. Samuel Gumarin at the provincial […]
Changing weather patterns resulting in unusually warmer temperatures or heavy rainfalls have caused an imbalance in the production of agricultural commodities. Through time, the threat of climate change has caused alarm to the food production sector, not only in the Philippines but throughout the world. And so, innovative and smart technologies are now being adapted […]