CONSOLIDATION. Farmers and Fisherfolks from North Luzon listen to Agriculture Secretary William Dar during the opening of the four-day Department of Agriculture (DA)-Farmer Fisheries, Consolidation Cluster (F2C2) island-wide cluster summit 2022 at the Hotel Supreme in Baguio City on Tuesday (June 14, 2022). Dar, in a video message during the opening program, said the DA will continue to advance the interest of fisherfolk and farmers through consolidation. (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar on Tuesday said the government will continue to support and give a voice to the agricultural sector by "consolidating" its produce and "clustering" farmers and fishers groups. In a video message during the opening of the DA-Farmer Fisheries, Consolidation Cluster's (F2C2) Island-wide Cluster Summit 2022 at the Hotel Supreme in Baguio City on Tuesday, Dar said the DA continues to come up with a program advancing the i
(File photo) MANILA - Composting and the use of organic fertilizers are better agriculture practices for the protection of the soil, Senator Cynthia Villar said on Monday. Villar pointed out that bad practices reduce nutrients in the soil, resulting in at least 38-percent degradation. In a video message during the 71st anniversary of the Bureau of Soils and Waste Management (BSWM), Villar underscored the need to produce organic fertilizer from agricultural residues like rice straw, corn stover, animal manure, among others, to replace inorganic, synthetic or chemical fertilizers. It is important that the soil be taken care of to have a productive harvest and lower hunger, and food insecurity in the country, she added. "You are one with us in actively promoting organic farming methods, especially producing organic fertilizer," Villar, chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, told the BSWM. Villar said biodegradable items, like kitchen and garden wastes, can be transforme
LAUDABLE ASPIRATION. Agriculture Secretary William Dar lauds the incoming administration's aspiration of lowering rice price to PHP20 per kilo, in the Laging Handa public briefing on Thursday (June 9, 2022). However, he clarified that this would only be achievable through strategic planning among all stakeholders. (Screengrab from Laging Handa briefing) MANILA - Higher funding and increasing rice buffer stock will play a significant role in lowering the price of the staple in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said a PHP20 per kilogram price of rice would be only feasible with strategic planning and programs "involving all sectors". "We have to really make it possible. Every efficiency that we can have; every good technology that we have; every opportunity to capacitate the farmers and engage the youth; we should have an increasing investment for post-harvest facilities including drying, milling, warehousi
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