With the goal of revitalizing Laguna’s agricultural sector, the provincial government has formed a technical working group (TWG) to develop its farm-to-market road network.

Laguna LGU forms team for farm-to-market road network

Despite ongoing challenges in the livestock industry, pork prices in wet markets across Eastern Visayas remain within the suggested retail price (SRP). 

EV pork prices steady despite challenges

As part of its drive to entice more Filipinos, particularly the younger generation, to engage in agriculture, the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI) in Calabarzon has expanded its overseas agriculture internship program to include college graduates from non-agriculture courses.

DA-ATI opens internship to non-agri graduates

The National Food Authority (NFA) in Eastern Visayas said it is now ready for the regionwide distribution of P20 per kilo rice under the "Benteng Bigas Meron Na" program of the Department of Agriculture (DA).


NFA-8 ready for rollout of P20 per kilo rice

BATANGAS CITY -- There is a new grains terminal and trading station established in this city through the efforts of the private sector, particularly the Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative (SIDC) and the national government.

Grains hub in Batangas opens

Tired of the same old tourist haunts and want to try out something different on your next "hang-out"?

DA enhances agri-tourism with new platform

Sector still affected by imports made by large millers

At the rate the Department of Agriculture (DA) keeps pushing for more rice and corn imports, even expanding supply agreements with other countries, small rice and corn mills in 1,000 barangays of the country have closed shop in a span of 10 years, because they could not compete with cheap imported grains by big millers.

The end of small community mills?

Beginning with imported rice, the departments of agriculture and trade and industry are studying setting a maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) or price caps that would strike a balance between the cost of landing imported rice here and the interests of consumers.

DA eyes price caps imported food products

Even before the Department of Agriculture (DA) officially rolled out its much-ballyhooed P20-a-kilo rice program – one of the top campaign pledges of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr – a farmer’s group in Victoria, Laguna had been selling rice at that price. 

Even before DA, Victoria farmers had been selling P20 rice

After delays caused by the May 12 elections, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is finally rolling out its much-anticipated P20 per kilogram rice program in selected areas in Laguna province.


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