Agriculture

By Christine Cudis Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) head Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol is looking to implement barter trading for fruits and other agricultural products between Mindanao...

By JULIO P. YAP, JR. THE Department of Agriculture (DA) yesterday said it already revived and strengthened its Crisis Management Team (CMT) to oversee the...

By Julio P. Yap, Jr. Following his appointment as the new head of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Secretary William D. Dar has laid down...

By Dr. Rebekka VolmerThe history of coffee in the Philippines started in Batangas. The first coffee tree was planted in Lipa in 1730, by a...

By Jheila Y. Dizon The two-day 2019 International Conference on Biosphere and Sustainability which started Wednesday at the City Asturias Hotel in Puerto Princesa City,...

SRP on rice will be set, says Piñol By Lilybeth Ison As the farmgate price of palay continues to plummet in many parts of the country,...

NFA exceeds palay procurement target by 140% in June With the continued intensified palay procurement of the National Food Authority (NFA) the government food agency...

PH’s most high-tech rice processing center opens in Leyte By THEPHILBIZNEWS STAFF What could be the most technologically-advanced rice processing center in the country, or even...

NATURAL FOOD COLOR Safer alternative to artificial food color By Jheila Y. Dizon AS MOST of us know, color plays a vital role in our food preferences...

DAP cites implications of BOL on the agri-fishery sector A study by the Development Academy of the Philippines’ (DAP) Center for Governance (CFG) identified seven policy...