MANILA — The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) have formalized a strategic alliance aimed at strengthening farm tourism and deepening the connection between food production and the country’s growing travel industry. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday, Feb. 16, committing both agencies to harmonize programs, infrastructure development, and promotional efforts....
BUSINESS WORLDTHE volume of meat imports increased 16.8% in the 10 months to October, driven by higher beef and pork shipments, according to the Burea...
BUSINESS WORLDKYIV — Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grain and oilseeds, is ready to supply food to Syria following the fall of Bashar al...
BUSINESS WORLDCANBERRA — With four wheels and a bright red paint job, SwagBot is not your average cow.But researchers at the University of Sydney sa...
PHILSTARMANILA, Philippines — The country’s palay output this quarter may grow by 2.8 percent year-on-year to over 7.4 million metric tons (MT) on...
PNADAVAO CITY – A cacao farmer from this city is among the three selected to represent the Philippines in the prestigious Cacao of Excellence progr...
PNAILOILO CITY – The National Greening Program (NGP) of the government, with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as the lead...
PNACEBU CITY – A Cebu-based farmers' cooperative is set to establish a Kadiwa Center, an expanded version of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo Stores being sho...
PNAMANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) vowed to further expand Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) kiosks under the Rice-for-All program to provide aff...
PNABAGUIO CITY – The provincial government of Benguet launched Tuesday the Science and Technology Innovation (STI) Plan, which will serve as its gu...
PNAMANILA – The Department of Agriculture on Monday said the effects of the increased investments in the rice sector under Republic Act (RA) 12078,...
PNAMANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to release new rice varieties called “sulit rice” and “nutri rice,” which will b...
