Farmers Edge, a global leader in digital agriculture, is now offering its industry-leading satellite imagery and mapping technology for specialty crops to meet the evolving needs of growers worldwide.
Read More »Farmers Edge launches daily satellite imagery with automatic health change detection
More than 500 stakeholders involved in agribusiness are set to discuss issues affecting the sector at the 10th Sulong Pilipinas this week in Davao City, in a move to call government action for reforms in the farm sector.
Read More »Agriculture to highlight Sulong Pilipinas 2019
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (Mafar) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) spearheaded the conduct of the first Barmm Food Security Summit.
Read More »Barmm holds food security summit
FAO launched today a three-year Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control to scale up efforts to curb the growing spread of the invasive pest which is causing serious damage to food production and affecting millions of farmers across the world.
Read More »FAO scales up and mobilize $500 million to fight against Fall Armyworm
PANDI, Bulacan Farmers in this province have started receiving certified in-bred seeds from the Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).
Read More »Bulacan farmers get certified in-bred palay seeds
SUGAR PRODUCTION in the Philippines for crop year 2019/2020 is projected to reach 2.1 million tons amid higher domestic consumption and as local prices remain higher than global levels, Fitch Solutions Macro Research said in its industry trend analysis.
Read More »Fitch Solutions trims 2020 PHL sugar production forecast
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is wooing more European businesses to invest in Philippine agriculture, particularly in its flagship solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) that seeks to improve farmers productivity by providing water to those areas not reached by traditional irrigation systems.
Read More »DA woos European businessmen to invest in solar-powered irrigation system
BUTUAN CITY The Department of Agriculture in Caraga Region (DA-13) opened its One-Stop Agribusiness Center (OSAC) on Tuesday at the DA compound here.
Read More »DA opens one-stop agribusiness hub for Caraga farmers
THE damage caused by Typhoon Tisoy to the farm sector has climbed to P3.7 billion, affecting over 92,000 farmers in at least seven regions, according to the latest report of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Read More »Tisoy damage to farm sector climbs to P3.7 billion
Global hunger and malnutrition are on the rise, as are temperatures and water shortages. Humanity must adapt crops to the changing climate by breeding hardier plants, but political and commercial interests continue to stymie those efforts.
Read More »Making seeds to withstand climate change is getting harder