THERE is a need to integrate modern farming in the educational system to counter the lack of interest among the youth in agriculture, the top official of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) told The Manila Times.
THE lack of interest in agriculture among the youth can lead to a decline in the sector s productivity, a top official of the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (Pcafi) said.
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This is the ultimate in paradoxes: an archipelago with the third longest coastline in the world having to import of all things salt! Imagine being surrounded by tons of saltwater and loads of sunshine year-round, and the Philippines has to import 93 percent of its salt requi
Agriculture Secretary William Dar said he has high hopes that the Philippines agriculture sector will still record positive growth this year, but his words are not enough to convince farmers that they are on their way to recovery.
Farm workers thresh rice during a harvest, in the barangay of Pala