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

The Department of Agriculture (DA) proudly announced it had blacklisted 10 companies in the past six months for smuggling and other malpractices, as part of its strengthened campaign against these nefarious activities that disrupt the market to the prejudice of local farmers.

After DA 'blacklists' 10 firms, what next?

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

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

6-M bags of rice at ‘risk of rotting’

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

Just to make a hard pitch for the return of powers to the National Food Authority (NFA) over rice, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is now claiming to be powerless over rice profiteers, who have been manipulating supply in the market just so they could dictate the retail prices for consumers.

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