ISTANBUL, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Istanbul on Saturday and inspected the efforts of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC
MOSCOW, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) Moscow on Thursday asked Western countries to contribute to the full implementation of the Istanbul grain deal, which includes the e
MOSCOW, June 29 (Xinhua) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed global food security issues during a telephone conversation with United Nations Sec
(PNA file photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the government's priority is to improve the supply of food in the domestic market to manage the rising prices of commodities. During the online forum of the Philippine Consulate General New York on Friday, Lopez said ensuring there is an adequate food supply is the government's strategy for easing inflation. "From our end, we cannot control the oil prices," Lopez said. "What we can do is support our agriculture sector. Any kind of support like machinery, mechanize them to improve their productivity. Fertilizers as well, and other support programs for our farmers and fisherfolk." While supporting the local agriculture sector to improve their productivity, Lopez said it is also a critical solution in the near-term to relax importation rules to increase the supply of products in the domestic market. "Importation is a big issue in our country. Many producers oppose this. But rememb
FARM MECHANIZATION. Members of the Hacienda Cadaanan Farmer's Association Inc. in Barangay Lubnac, Vintar, Ilocos Norte receive their brand new four-wheel tractor from the local government on Thursday (April 7, 2022). The provincial government handed out 15 units of hand tractors, and six units of four-wheel tractors to boost farmers' productivity and food security in the province. (PNA photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The Ilocos Norte government on Thursday turned over 21 tractors to farmer associations in the province's first district, the budget of which came from the province's share of the tobacco excise tax. Efren Molina of Barangay Malampa, Vintar, Ilocos Norte said the farm machinery came after he and his fellow members of the Marabanos West Sanjera Farmers Association Inc. previously wrote a letter to Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc, requesting a four-wheel-drive (4WD) tractor. "We never thought it would come early this way," Molina said, ci