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Department of Agriculture (DA)
Gov’t backs traditional palay farming in ancestral domains
In a move to reinforce food security while respecting indigenous traditions, the Philippine government has pledged support for traditional palay farming in ancestral domains...
Tech-driven innovation to power PH’s climate-resilient agriculture
By Marinel E. Peroy As climate change continues to upend global food systems with increasing droughts, floods, and extreme weather, agricultural innovation is becoming a...
Catanduanes farmer hailed as DA’s Outstanding Rural Woman
The Department of Agriculture (DA) bestowed the 2024-2025 National Winner of the DA Search for Outstanding Rural Women (SORW) to organic and climate-resilient agriculture...
DA orders SRA to test alleged misdeclared sugar from Vietnam
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has directed the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to analyze shipments from Vietnam suspected of containing misdeclared sugar, following a...
DA Asec Benavidez elected as first Filipino chair of UN FAO body
Lawyer Paz Benavidez II, Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning at the Department of Agriculture (DA), has been elected as the Chairwoman of the...
Imports from Hungary, South Korea amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak banned
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned the importation of live swine, bovines, and water buffaloes (family Suidae, Bovidae, and Cervidae), along with...
DA imposes temporary import ban on Turkey due to bird flu outbreak
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from Turkey following...
DA lifts ban on poultry imports from France, imposes ban on 3 U.S. states amid bird flu concerns
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, as well as poultry products from...
DA bans import of poultry products from 4 US states due to bird flu
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, as well as poultry products from...
PH, Cambodia ink deal to strengthen agricultural ties, investments
The Philippines and Cambodia have forged a significant cooperation agreement that paves the way for increased investment in Cambodia’s agriculture, particularly in rice production...