Despite an influx of rice imports due to liberalized trade, the Department of Finance (DOF) on Thursday said local farmers’ yields have improved thanks to financing for productivity enhancement programs. “The average yield of palay farmers during the dry season has increased from 3.65 tons per hectare to 4.22 tons per hectare as a result…
Agriculture remains one of the hardest-hit sectors since the pandemic struck in March 2020. With usual supply routes cut off due to protocols and mobility restrictions to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, most farmers have experienced difficulty moving produce to various markets around the country, including Metro Manila. San Miguel Corp. (SMC), which last year…
Filipino Food Month (FFM) this April will yet again be celebrated virtually, leaving our eyes feasting on regional culinary delights. “The main goal of Filipino Food Month is to raise awareness of our gastronomy and to recognize Philippine cuisine as an art form,” said chef Jose Antonio Miguel “Jam” Melchor, FFM proponent and founder of…
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is welcoming the new year with a new framework and renewed hopes that restructuring the agency will help it achieve its annual agriculture growth target of 2.5 percent. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, who has been steering the agency in new directions forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, recently launched the “One…
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in April announced that it would be expanding the operations of its “Kadiwa” stores by making their products and services available online, thus allowing farmers and fishers to continue selling their produce to consumers even with the movement restrictions at the height of the lockdown. The plan is for the…