MANILA — Rice prices in the Philippines are expected to decrease by 20 percent in September, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said on Monday. “We expect rice prices to go down by
A vendor arranges rice for sale at a market in Paco, Manila on March 13, 2024. MANILA, Philippines — Domestic rice prices are likely to decline in September to reflect the
By Filane Mikee Cervantes (PNA file photo by Joan Bondoc) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has urged Congress to pass the proposal to amend the Rice
Thousands of children could die after court backs campaign group over GM crop in Philippines, scientists warn. A scientists compares vitamin-A enriched Golden Rice and ordinary
Farmers work in a rice field in Bulacan on April 24, 2024. (AFP) The Philippines is once again the world’s largest rice importer, projected to import 4.1 million metric tons
The collaboration aims to empower farmers with the tools and knowledge needed to thrive in evolving agricultural environment. IRRI and GNI Join Forces to Enhance Rice Farming in
So said the NFA failed to use its P8-billion budget for palay procurement last year, so the agency has P17 billion this year which it can use to procure 566,666 metric tons of
THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) under the Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers to plant heat-tolerant varieties that can yield up to 7 tons per
THE extension of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) for another six years should ideally result in the mechanization of the country’s rice farms by around 50