The Rice Tariffication Act (RTA) is a good measure. Besides being a binding international obligation which we voluntarily assumed when we joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), it was intended to serve two national purposes.
Read More »A ten-year plan for rice
Potatoes are important. They rank fourth among the world’s staple crops. In the United States, they are grown commercially in 30 states and valued at $4 billion annually. Potatoes are also susceptible to 160 different fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases, such as blackleg and soft rot diseases, which are caused by the bacterium Dickeya dianthicola.
Read More »New tool to detect blackleg disease in potato has widespread application
DAVAO CITY Various government agencies will launch the Mindanao Water Supply and Irrigation Systems Project here on Friday, December 6, in a bid to help assist villages for next years dry season.
Read More »Mindanao Water Supply program to be launched in Davao
AFTER the significant loss of income due to the sudden drop of palay prices, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), in partnership with the local government of San Simon, on Thursday, December 5, released sacks of certified seeds for the benefit of rice farmers here.
Read More »Simonian farmers get P2M worth of seeds
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday launched the United Nations International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) for 2020, which aims to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development.
Read More »FAO launches 2020 as the UNs International Year of Plant Health
The Philippines and Japan are set to meet this week to discuss the progress of the Duterte administrations big-ticket infrastructure projects that are being implemented with funding support from Tokyo.
Read More »PH, Japan meet on infra projects
MANILA –The initial damage and losses to the agriculture sector caused by Typhoon Tisoy have reached PHP531.61 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Wednesday.
Read More »DA reports P531-M initial agri damage due to ‘Tisoy’
Moths and other winged insects, and particularly their larva, can become a problem for farmers, often causing major damage to crops. Pesticides help alleviate the problem, but they have also been strongly criticized. Pheromones offer a sustainable alternative, albeit an expensive one. A new manufacturing technique is designed to reduce the costs of pheromones and make them competitive. In the EU project OLEFINE researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP are dedicated to sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment.
Read More »An eco-friendly method for curbing crop pests
Scientists have been on a global search for the wild relatives of our food crops, hoping to bolster their defences against disease and climate change, a study showed Tuesday.
Read More »Scientists search the wild for food plant genes
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it allotted P1.5 billion from its national rice program budget to help Filipino rice farmers affected by the implementation of a law that removed the quantitative restriction on the staple.
Read More »DA allots addl P1.5B for planters fertilizers