By Derco Rosal Overall revenue collection performance of the national government is emerging weaker than the full-year target, due in part to the extended rice import ban and the
Ada Pelonia BROAD agriculture sector coalition Sinag has renewed calls to reinstate the 35-percent tariffs levied on rice imports as retail prices remain elevated. The group made
Story by GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday announced that the P20-per-kilo rice program is now available in all of the 82 provinces of the
by The Manila Times ANATIONAL network of cooperative has been formed to improve the earnings of rice farmers while giving consumers greater confidence in the rice they purchase.
By Giselle P. Jordan THE Department of Agriculture (DA) wants to increase domestic production of a rice variety that won the country an award last month. NSIC Rc 218 or Mabango 3,
NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines – The International Rice Research Institute recently joined the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute’s (DA-PhilRice) in
Vietnam is the world’s third-largest rice exporter, after India and Thailand, and its key markets are the Philippines, Indonesia and Africa Reuters HANOI: Vietnam’s
Story by Giselle P. Jordan THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has found three new rice varieties with low glycemic indexes (GI), which may be helpful for
By Giselle P. Jordan FARMERS’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) on Sunday bewailed the government’s refusal to restore the 35-percent tariffs on imported rice.