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‘Rice farm mechanization level to hit 3 hp/ha by 2031’

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | 4 days ago

The average mechanization level of the country’s rice farms could hit three horsepower per hectare by 2031, improving...

Business

6,400 farmers, fisherfolk to get United Nations typhoon aid

By Ghio Ong | 6 days ago

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will provide over 6,400 farmers and fishermen in Catanduanes...

Headlines

Tuburan to focus on agriculture-tourism

By Jonnavie Villa | 12 days ago

Over 350 local farmers from Tuburan Town, Cebu, benefited from services and learned from the vision offered by the Post-State...

Cebu News

Farmers dump onions amid glut of imported bulbs

By Bella Cariaso | 13 days ago

During the holiday season in 2022, the country saw an unprecedented onion crisis, with retail prices of the bulbs hitting...

Headlines

DA: P666.86 million released for 86,066 farmers affected by Kristine

By Bella Cariaso | November 4, 2024 - 12:00am

The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) has released at least P666.86 million to indemnify 86,066 insured farmers...

Headlines

Start at home: Simple steps toward a greener Philippines

October 24, 2024 - 11:20am

Here’s how you can help plant more trees and provide livelihood for local farmers without leaving your homes! ...

Science and Environment

DA hikes inbred seed allocation for farmers

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | October 12, 2024 - 12:00am

Rice farmer-beneficiaries will get more high-yielding seeds from the government in the current cropping season to help them...

Business

BOC inclusion in Anti-Agricultural smuggling raids hit

By Bella Cariaso | September 28, 2024 - 12:00am

Farmers’ group Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) yesterday questioned the inclusion of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in...

Headlines

Special Report: Tobacco farmers pin hopes on 60-year-old fund

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | August 28, 2024 - 12:00am

Many tobacco farmers stay in the industry for several reasons, all of which revolve around assurance.

Business

For Bicol’s Farm Sector Rural resurgence requires rail revival

By Elijah Felice Rosales | August 20, 2024 - 12:00am

Robert Buayaban grew up hearing and imagining stories of train rides on the fabled Bicol Express in the 1980s, mostly from...

Business