Rappler's latest stories on farming in the Philippines
[OPINION] The animal industry can be the next pandemic ground zero
'Supporting our local farmers and domestic agricultural industry should be an important foundation of a post-pandemic, green way of life'
Taal Volcano ash wipes out bee pasture in Laguna
Native bee colonies take a hit from widespread damage to plants, but they can help the regrowth of foliage if people introduce the plant species bees prefer
[OPINION] The Filipino farmer is not a dying breed
People are now paying attention to how we grow our food, and the youth may capitalize on this movement
[OPINION] When a farmer asks for seeds instead of noche buena
For those of you who would like to be part of Team Pilipinas' humble initiative for our farmers, we still accept donations. Get the details in this story.
[OPINION] Why farm mechanization won't help our farmers
The Department of Agriculture's efforts fail to attack the root of peasant poverty: landlessness
[OPINION] Let’s have coffee, Senator Villar, and talk about research
'You are one of the country’s best entrepreneurs.... I am confident that you know the significance of research and early innovation in an industry’s success, as smart a woman as you claim to be.'
[OPINION] Cynthia Villar: Champion of the 'personal interest first' policy
'How I wish that in the future, the Senate may have a more strict way of selecting chairpersons for committees. Put someone in the agricultural committee who does not forget that their service is for the country and the people.'
Northern Blossom Flower Farm: Atok’s floral carpet
How a humble cut flower farm in Atok, Benguet, is upping the local tourism landscape
Duterte veto: Coconut trust fund bill may be unconstitutional
President Rodrigo Duterte also argues that the current bill's proposed coconut trust fund may benefit wealthy coconut farmer owners more than smallholder farmers
Sunflower farm in Quezon plants seeds of hope for PWDs
’We need to change the mindset that PWDs are limited and that they can’t do anything,’ says PWD advocate Rhodora Fresnedi
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, July 10, 2017
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Pahiyas Festival: A colorful glimpse into our farming roots
Rice is the main inspiration of this delightful affair The rice grains rice plants and rice seedlings on display may all seem the same but a closer look will reveal that they are not
Typhoons slow down PH agriculture growth in Q1
An output increase in the crops livestock and poultry subsectors are negated by the contraction in the fisheries subsector in the first quarter of 2014
Farm output up 1.44% in first half
UPDATED Growth is buoyed by gains in the livestock fisheries and palay subsectors
