The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it needs an additional P600 million to bankroll its expanded fuel voucher program that seeks to help more farmers cope with rising oil prices. The DA said it has already requested the funds for its expanded Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program or…
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THE continuous weakening of the peso against the greenback would be a double-edged sword for the agricultural sectors, with exports benefiting from such while imported food items become more expensive. Economists, officials and industry leaders interviewed by the BusinessMirror pointed out that a weaker peso will be beneficial to the country’s…
THE country’s rice imports in the first quarter surged by almost 70 percent year-on-year to 985,139.995 metric tons (MT) as importers brought in more staple food in anticipation of tighter world supply coupled with lower domestic staple output. Latest Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) data showed rice imports during the…
Filipino dairy farmers stand to lose P240 million in income opportunities since they could be eased out in the government’s milk feeding program this year due to Department of Education’s (DepEd) recent policy shifts, an industry group said. The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) wrote to Education…