Rappler's latest stories on agriculture in the Philippines
DA, BCDA eye PH's first agri-industrial business corridor in New Clark City
The 30-hectare project is targeted to begin construction in 2021
Philippine agriculture again misses growth target in 2019
Philippine agricultural growth settles below 1% in 2019, as typhoons hit critical areas and African swine fever spread in Luzon
[ANALYSIS] Dismal growth: Why is the PH economy losing its momentum?
Economic managers need to be more forthright about the state of the Philippine economy and not paint a picture of it that is rosier than the data suggest
Farmers' preferences to be considered in agriculture procurement
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol says reforming the procurement process for farmers will result in better bidding and production
Faster importation of rice seen under tariffication law
The removal of the National Food Authority from the importation process is expected to cut the time needed to process import permits
3 regions post high rice yields despite El Niño
Central Luzon, Ilocos, and Cagayan Valley survive the onslaught of El Niño due to proper irrigation, according to their agriculture regional directors
Agricultural trade deficit expands in Q4 2018
Despite a wide deficit, the Philippines' agricultural trade grows by almost 16% to $5.23 billion in the 4th quarter of 2018
Agriculture grows a meager 0.56% in 2018, misses target
The 2018 growth rate of the agriculture sector is far below the target of 4%
To tame inflation, agriculture must improve – economic managers
Economic managers urge the Department of Agriculture to invest in modern farming tools to improve farmer productivity
Agricultural output slows down in 1st quarter of 2018
The Philippine Statistics Authority reports that crops and livestock production slowed down, while fisheries fell to negative territory
ASEAN businesses not a threat to Filipino farmers
Helping farmers should form part of companies' corporate strategy and not just fall under their corporate social responsibility, say experts at the 2nd Global Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship Conference
Agusan del Sur villagers monitor farm-to-market road projects
In barangays San Isidro Talacogon and Songkoy of Esperanza town leaders and residents actively track the progress of projects in their villages and make sure that these are up to standards
Envoy warns Filipinos vs bogus agri jobs in New Zealand
Be careful be very wary of people offering and recruiting for jobs in New Zealand Ambassador David Strachan tells students in Misamis Oriental
Leni Robredo: Expand feeding programs, create Food Council
The vice presidential bet proposes an expanded feeding program with food sourced from the country s poorest farmers
Ibon to PH: One more chance? No, break up with APEC
In a MovePH interview via Facebook Live Stream Ibon Foundation suggests that the Philippines should call it quits with APEC for the pain it has reportedly caused the country
Just realign for El Niño agri funds, don't ask for more – Drilon
The senate president suggests a joint resolution by Congress to speed up the release of funds to the Department of Agriculture for El Niño preparations and response
Hacienda Matias: Taking steps towards the right to adequate food
How is one s right to own land linked to achieving one s right to adequate food? This is the story of the Hacienda Matias farmers
AEC 2015: Will PH firms be market disruptors?
Businessmen analysts and senior government officials weigh in on how the Philippines will fare once the ASEAN Economic Community comes into force in December and the challenges it has to address now
Agriculture department hiring for rural dev't project
The Philippine Rural Development Project funded by a World Bank loan is looking for business development specialists for the nationwide undertaking
DA launches sustainable initiative under WEF
The Grow Asia Initiative promotes high value crops to improve the quality of life in rural areas
Rising from typhoons through a dairy enterprise
A dairy enterprise boosts Isabela farmers stuck in a cycle of poverty and uncertainty due to typhoons and natural disasters
What are the top 20 food products consumed by Filipinos?
The latest Food Consumption Survey reveals that among the top 5 are rice salt cooking oil coffee and sugar
The problem with rice
Every Filipino is wasting 14 grams of milled rice per day which is equivalent to about 3 tablespoons per person per day The amount of rice wasted by 100 million Filipinos can feed 4 2 million people for the whole year
Want to start a farm? 3 tips from Kiko Pangilinan
Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization Francis Pangilinan says only a strong private public partnership can sustain growth in the agricultural sector
Pangilinan: Want economic growth? Put farmers, fisherfolk first
The private sector including creative businessmen and social entrepreneurs can make the biggest impact on agriculture says the agriculture official
Alcala: Gov't people could be aiding rice smugglers
At the agriculture department alone around 200 administrative complaints have been filed against employees suspected of conniving with rice smugglers
'PH farmers endangered species'
Guess what the average age of farmers in the Philippines is?
PH most 'GMO-friendly' country in Southeast Asia?
Environmentalists farmers are alarmed over continuing approvals of GMOs by the government
37 face charges over P200-M agri fund scam
Benhur Luy whistleblower in the current pork barrel scam is one of the respondents in the P200 million agricultural fund case before the Ombudsman
Roots breakthrough for drought-resistant rice
Japanese biotechnologists on Sunday said they had developed a rice plant with deeper roots that can sustain high yields in droughts
PH rice stocks up, supply still tight
Rice inventories in the Philippines increases 12 in May due mainly to imports from its Asian neighbors
Agri, tourism, exports key to PH sustained growth
Marketing expert Willy Arcilla and other marketers say the government should focus on agriculture tourism and exports
New agri tramlines complete by August
32 tramline systems will be built in various areas nationwide as part of efforts to increase farmers incomes
After 13 yrs, PH may resume onion exports
The Philippines sent maiden shipment of yellow granex onions to Japan to potentially re start exports of the crop after 13 years
China attractive market for Philippine coffee
Due to increasing coffee consumption China becomes an attractive market for Philippine coffee
