Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has warned of stern warning against price manipulators and cartels engaged in large scale agricultural smuggling of stiff jail terms.

Make an example of agri cartels

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced that the province of Leyte is now officially free from bird flu.

No more bird-flu

Delays in rollout of ASF vaccine

Red tape strikes again 

Despite the Philippines being the world’s largest rice importer, with at least 3.29 million metric tons brought in, retail prices of rice remain high, according to the rice watchdog group Bantay Bigas.

Rice imports fail to lower prices

Another myopic bill – that granting the Department of Agriculture the task of directly importing rice just because the substantial reduction on tariffs on rice imports did not lead to reduced retail prices of the staple– is being eyed at the Lower House, which could lead to a split personality for the DA.

DA's direct rice importation 'pointless'

Government officials claim Filipinos are turning to agriculture – but it’s not the sector most had expected to take over the reins from what they lamented is an “aging” occupation.

NIA: Retirees turning to agriculture

There’s nothing shocking or surprising about the wider agricultural trade gap in the second quarter of 2024.

Nothing surprising about wider Q2 agri trade deficit

Poultry farmers in Leyte can now be assured that their farms are safe from the threat of avian influenza, more commonly known as “bird flu.”

Leyte now bird flu-free

A total of 729 coconut farmers in the Calabarzon region were able to receive training on how to improve their sector, thanks to the “School-on-the-Air” program of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Coconut farmers receive training under DA's School on the Air' program

For months now, I have been “advising” the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) not to be over-dreaming their palay production and rice inventory figures, which reality like extreme weather patterns could wipe out in just seconds.

DA

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