The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations defines food security as a condition when “all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.” Referring to t
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The government is preparing for the release of an additional P6 billion subsidy for fertilizers, saying this is vital to prevent an annual decline in palay or unhusked rice production.
Department of Agriculture Sec. William Dar warned on Wednesday, May 18, of a looming global food crisis that will certainly hit the country hard if appropriate actions and proper planning are not done in the soonest possible time. In an interview over the government's Laging Handa briefing, Dar sai
GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS. Agriculture Secretary William Dar warns of a looming global food crisis as the Ukraine-Russia conflict continues, in a phone patch interview in the Laging Handa public briefing on Wednesday (May 18, 2022). He also urged the public to help farmers and fishers to increase food production by growing their own food in the urban setting. (Screengrab) MANILA - Agriculture Secretary William Dar urged the public on Wednesday to help increase food production in the country by trying urban farming methods, as he warns of a looming global food crisis. In the Laging Handa public briefing, Dar said the community should help the farmers and fishers to ensure food sustainability in the coming months. "We must be prepared, each Filipino, if possible, let's all plant, raise, fish, here in urban areas. If there's a way to increase the production of our farmers and fishers, let's do it. We also have to do it, we, as citizens, the planitito, and plantita," he said