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Following the Philippine Department of Agriculture – Sugar Regulatory Administration (DA-SRA)’s visit to São Paulo, Brazil early this year, delegates from the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) and the Embassy of Brazil in Manila met with DA officials recently to discuss areas for cooperation between the two countries to boost its sugarcane and ethanol industries. As […]
Filipino farmers are now reveling gains from the Rice Enhancement Competitiveness Fund (RCEF), as the rice sector registers record harvest levels year after year. According to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, since the installation of the RCEF, rice yield and farmers’ income have shown significant increase. RCEF, mandated by the Rice Tariffication Law, has significantly increased […]
While the production of palay and poultry posted positive gains, it was not enough to pull up the performance of the country’s agriculture and fishery sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021. The value of the country’s agriculture and fisheries production, at constant 2018 prices, dipped by -2 6 percent (%) in Q3 2021, […]
Recognizing the 7 million chicken eggs it produces daily, Senator Cynthia Villar wants to declare the town of San Jose in the province of Batangas as the “Egg Basket of the Philippines”. Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on Agriculture and Food, filed Senate Bill No. 2044 or “An Act Declaring the Municipality of San […]
The Philippines remains a competitive investment location as foreign investors continue to “Make It Happen In The Philippines” and even consider the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to further grow their businesses as more and more companies continue to choose the country for their business expansions. Arkray Industry Inc., a subsidiary of […]
The lone manufacturer of surgical masks in the country has committed to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) the production of 2 million masks per month, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said. Lopez said Medtecs International Corp. Ltd. has pledged to supply this week 100,000 pieces of surgical masks and 400,000 per week thereafter, as […]
With the budget of the Department of Agriculture set to be more than doubled in 2019, House Agriculture Committee Chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr. said there is no excuse for the agency to not deliver on their target of improving the agriculture sector’s contribution to development. “The DA budget is set to […]