Haulers carrying sacks of rice will no longer walk 2 kilometers in the mud.
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture on Monday said it continues to create programs aimed at assisting farmers hit hard by the pandemic.
MANILA – Timely weather advisories have enabled farmers to save a total of PHP26.5 billion worth of crops from the onslaught of Typhoon Quinta and Super Typhoon Rolly, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday.
Kinuwestiyon ni Senadora Risa Hontiveros si Senadora Cynthia Villar kung may data ba siya sa impact ng nararanasang krisis dahil sa Covid 19 sa coconut Industry.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles is promoting adlai as an alternative staple food and as a source of livelihood for farmers, indigenous peoples, rebel returnees, and those in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas.
President Rodrigo Duterte has given up on identifying the thousands of coconut farmers who should benefit from the P100 billion coconut levy fund regained by the government.
Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Eufemia Cullamat on Thursday questioned the Department of Agriculture (DA) for using almost half of the budget for a loan program for marginalized farmers despite having served only 11 percent of target beneficiaries.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved on third reading a measure seeking to condone the unpaid loan interests secured by farmers, fisherfolk and agrarian reform beneficiaries through government lending programs.
Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Eufemia Cullamat has blasted the slow distribution of relief and financial aid to local farmers displaced by the coronavirus pandemic.
House Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero has called out the certain national agencies over the supposed slow distribution of financial to farmers and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the coronavirus pandemic.
President Rodrigo Duterte is adamant that the Inter-Agency would not remove checkpoints that have restricted movement of people, vehicle and cargo during the lockdown.
Farmers, fishers and raisers should be treated like frontliners in the war against COVID-19 by giving them freedom to go to their farms and deliver their without being blocked at any checkpoint during the Luzon-wide lockdown.
A farmers group assured that the country has enough pork and chicken to last at least five months.
Magsasaka Party-list Rep. Argel Cabatbat has urged the national government to laydown its agricultural contingency plan for the farmers and fisherfolks displaced by the eruption of Taal Volcano.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte turned over around P58-million worth of agricultural assistance to farmers in Soccsksargen to help them improve their productivity and incomes.
For the third year in a row, the Philippines remains the deadliest country for farmers, indigenous peoples, and land rights activists, according to PAN Asia Pacific’s (PANAP) 2019 Land and Rights Watch report.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said it was better to have a warehouse filled with excess rice than a shortage where people starve and farmers are at the losing end.
President Rodrigo Duterte has rescheduled his dialogue with farmers in North Cotabato.
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