2019

Rethinking PHL’s farm policies

by CPAP
January 16, 2019

THE goal of raising annual farm output by as much as 5 percent prompted the government more than a decade ago to start increasing the budget for the agriculture sector. That target, however, remained elusive. Despite billions of pesos poured into agricultural interventions, the expansion of crops and fisheries output from 2008 to 2017 never breached the 4-percent mark. And going by the recent statement of the chief of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the sector again exhibited lackluster performance in 2018 as output rose by a measly 1 percent.

Russia group looks to invest P8 billion for Mindanao banana plantation

by CPAP
January 16, 2019August 29, 2023

MANILA, Philippines — A Russian group is eyeing the Philippine banana market as it looks to invest P8 billion for a plantation in the Mindanao region, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said.

Department of Agriculture launching farmer, fisherman database program

by CPAP
January 15, 2019August 29, 2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is launching the National Farmers and Fishermen Database (NFFD) this quarter to better identify beneficiaries of its credit programs, its top official said yesterday.

Leyte rice processing firm upbeat on ties with DA

by CPAP
January 15, 2019August 28, 2023

TACLOBAN CITY — The announcement of Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to partner for the development of rice production in Leyte and Samar provinces is dream come true for a Leyte-based firm.

U.S. approval for Syngenta’s Axial Bold cereals herbicide

by CPAP
January 15, 2019August 28, 2023

Syngenta announced that Axial® Bold, a grass herbicide for use in wheat and barley, received registration from the Environmental Protection Agency and will be available for the 2019 growing season.

Uruguayan fruit producers reduce pests by up to 90% with biological control

by CPAP
January 15, 2019August 28, 2023

A group of Uruguayan fruit producers, in partnership with a pest management program developed by the Ministry of Livestock and the Faculty of Agronomy, has been able to reduce the use of chemical pesticides between 80% and 90%. According to them, this was possible thanks to the application of biological control techniques of citrus pests.

US shutdown sets off hunt for farm data

by CPAP
January 14, 2019August 28, 2023

CHICAGO — When the US Department of Agriculture announced last week that a slew of key farm reports would not be released on Friday due to the partial government shutdown, the phones at crop forecaster Gro Intelligence blew up.

ADAMA Signs MOU to Acquire Huifeng’s Crop Protection

by CPAP
January 11, 2019August 28, 2023

Leading global crop protection company ADAMA Ltd. (the “Company”) (SZSE 000553) today reported it has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jiangsu Huifeng Bio Agriculture Co., Ltd (“Huifeng”) (SZSE 002496), a chemicals manufacturer located in Dafeng, Jiangsu Province, for the potential acquisition of key parts of its crop protection business.

Syngenta Canada receives registration for Tavium Plus VaporGrip Technology herbicide

by CPAP
January 11, 2019August 28, 2023

Syngenta Canada Inc. recently announced the registration of Tavium™ Plus VaporGrip® Technology herbicide for broad-spectrum control of grass and broadleaf weeds in Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans.

3 Pangasinan farmers associations get P13-M agri aid

by CPAP
January 10, 2019August 28, 2023

STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan — Three farmers associations in the province have received PHP13 million worth of agricultural machineries and capital from the World Bank, the Department of Agriculture, and the provincial government of Pangasinan, under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP).

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