Tag: Agriculture

Faster, cheaper: PHilMech cites advantages of mechanical rice threshers

By Maria Caroline A. Lopez | November 16, 2025 SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ (PIA) — The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) is highlighting the advantage of using mechanical rice threshers to make rice harvesting faster and more efficient. PHilMech Project Assistant John Jayson Cabrera said the use of the machine significantly reduces… Read More Faster, cheaper: PHilMech cites advantages of mechanical rice threshers

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Greenhouse and green technology to enhance food security

By PIA | May 29, 2025 GREENHOUSES can greatly enhance agricultural productivity. They enable year-round cultivation, regardless of external weather conditions, resulting in increased yields compared to traditional farming methods. For instance, Metro Pacific Fresh Farms (MPFF), the country’s largest greenhouse facility in San Rafael, Bulacan, which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited on Wednesday, boasts… Read More Greenhouse and green technology to enhance food security

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PhilRice encourages farmers to venture into business

By Camille C. Nagaño | May 26, 2025 SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ (PIA) — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is encouraging farmers to start setting up business through its Rice Business Innovations System (RiceBIS) 2.0 Program. Program lead Diadem Gonzales-Esmero said the RiceBIS 2.0 aims to change the mindset of farmers from mere rice… Read More PhilRice encourages farmers to venture into business

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Rice to cost P49 per kilo by March 1 – DA

By PCO | February 10, 2025 MANILA — Commercial rice prices are projected to drop to PhP49 per kilo by March 1, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel announced on Monday. New stocks of rice are expected to arrive from Vietnam, Myanmar, or Cambodia, Laurel said during a Palace press briefing. He stressed that the Department… Read More Rice to cost P49 per kilo by March 1 – DA

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BFAR expected to protect small-scale fisherfolk under new chief

By Filane Mikee Cervantes | February 6, 2025 MANILA – A House leader on Thursday expressed optimism that the appointment of Elizer Salilig as director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will allow the agency to expand and enhance programs that support small-scale fishers and strengthen food security. Bicol Saro Party-list Representative Brian… Read More BFAR expected to protect small-scale fisherfolk under new chief

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Smart fires up new LTE sites in Southern Leyte, strengthening farming communities

THE Philippines’ leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc.’s (PLDT) wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has expanded its network coverage in Southern Leyte by rolling out new LTE sites in the town of Saint Bernard, boosting livelihood opportunities through connectivity and technology in the province.   Among those that would benefit from these upgrades are Saint… Read More Smart fires up new LTE sites in Southern Leyte, strengthening farming communities

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Zambales launches P50-M ‘Mango Valley’ project

By E.H. Edejer | December 6, 2024 IBA, Zambales — A P50-million four-year pioneering program to promote, expand and sustain the production of Zambales’s highly popular carabao or “Dinamulag” mango has been launched by the Zambales provincial government recently. Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said the Zambales Green Mango Valley Project, which will be a collaboration… Read More Zambales launches P50-M ‘Mango Valley’ project

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CDA continues to empower coops in Central Luzon

By Marie Joy S. Carbungco | December 4, 2024 CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, Bulacan (PIA) — The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) continues its commitment to empower cooperatives in Central Luzon by promoting their growth and viability. During the 27th episode of the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas of the Philippine Information Agency, CDA Assistant Regional… Read More CDA continues to empower coops in Central Luzon

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2,487 ARBs in Pampanga to receive certificates of condonation

By Jag Lyra D. Costamero | November 20, 2024 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — About 2,487 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the province of Pampanga are set to receive their Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCROMs) on Thursday, November 21. A total of 2,939 COCROMs will be distributed to the ARBs,… Read More 2,487 ARBs in Pampanga to receive certificates of condonation

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Gov. Ebdane urges farmers to embrace mechanization

By Henry Empeño | November 7, 2024 IBA, Zambales — Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. has urged farmers in the province to embrace mechanized farming, saying it’s the only way to increase agricultural production and sustain the local farming industry. “Mechanization is apparently the only way now to increase farming efficiency and address the gap in… Read More Gov. Ebdane urges farmers to embrace mechanization

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