With over 8 billion people worldwide, Vietnam’s biotech-powered agriculture is helping secure global food supplies. At the forum “Gene editing in agriculture – Strategic
As the Philippines and Indonesia tighten rice imports, Vietnamese exporters are expanding into Africa, where demand for the grain is rising rapidly. Vietnam’s rice industry
By: Jordeene B. Lagare MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked P3.3 billion to improve rice yield and reduce postharvest losses over the next
Vietnamese rice exporters are seeking new export markets after the Philippines signaled the possibility of extending its rice import ban through the end of 2025. The Philippine
The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture has signaled that the government will extend the ban on rice importation, originally set for September and October, until the end of
RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will certify legislation to amend the rice tarrification law as urgent, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food
Ghana became Vietnam’s largest rice buyer in September, accounting for nearly 22% of total exports after the Philippines temporarily suspended imports. Vietnam exported 6.83
As of the end of September 2025, the Philippines had imported 3.5 million tonnes of rice, far exceeding the “reasonable” level of 2.7 million tonnes expected for this period
By Conrad M. Cariño AN experiment conducted by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) demonstrated that utilizing drones for weed control is more efficient compared to