Economist Roehlano Briones, a senior research fellow at government think-tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), is wary that returning the rice import power to the National Food Authority (NFA) for buffer stocking during emergencies could be abused.

PIDS nixes returning rice imports to NFA

With the expected decimation of palay production owing to the dry spell caused by the El Niño, and the subsequent La Niña expected by July, the Philippines will naturally be depending more on rice imports– in the process maintaining its dominance as the top global rice importer.

PH still top rice importer

A group of dedicated farmers participating in the Community Assistance Program (CAP) recently gathered at the Provincial Government Complex in Palo, Leyte, to receive their agricultural production loan checks. 

Leyte farmers receive financial boost 

BATANGAS CITY — Dahil sa malaking potensyal na nakikita ng bansang Switzerland sa industriya ng cacao sa Lalawigan ng Batangas, isang Konsultasyonang Pagpupulong ang idinaos noong Huwebes, April 25.

Switzerland Nakikita Ang Potensyal Ng Cacao Industry Sa Batangas

As this writer have been saying for decades now, the high prices of food, especially in urban centers, are due to the high logistics costs charged by middlemen, including the toll fees and some highway extortions/ unnecessary charges, along the way. 

Middlemen in agri sector are behind high food costs

Catbalogan City, Samar – Barangay Patong in Calbiga, Samar proudly embraces modern agricultural technology with the use of transplanting machines for rice planting. According to Barangay Chairman Rommel Rutor, this innovation significantly reduces costs and speeds up planting processes. However, it also presents challenges, as it impacts the livelihood of human rice planters during the planting season.

Modern Technology in Agriculture: Transplanting Machines Now Used in Barangay Patong, Calbiga, Samar

Tiyak na ang muling pag-usbong ng mga sampaguita sa lungsod ng San Pedro.

Bagong sampaguita plantation, handog ng P.A. Properties

Agriculture contributed less than 10% of region's GDP

The rise of major industrial and commercial hubs has made Southern Luzon a powerhouse in the country's economy.

Industry now defines Calabarzon economy

Ray L. Junia, publisher of Opinyon Media Advocacies, has been elected president of the Philippine Agricultural Journalists (PAJ) for the current year until 2026.

Opinyon publisher elected president of PAJ 

A proposal – obviously broached to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. which he readily liked – of converting the cash grants given every two months under the 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program) into rice is foolish (at the very least) and myopic.

Converting 4Ps to rice is myopic

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