DA expects stable food prices in Q2 despite El Nino
March 18, 2010 10:14 pm· Leave a Comment
MANILA, March 18 — The Department of Agriculture (DA) foresees stable prices for prime commodities such as rice, chicken and fish in the second quarter of the year as these goods are expected to be in ample supply despite the latest El Niño onslaught.
Banana growers in Agrarian Refom Communities in Region 8 adopt organic farming – DAR
March 18, 2010 10:14 pm· Leave a Comment
MANILA, March 18 – Banana farmers of Region 8 can soon export organic varieties of their produce after being trained on natural farming system by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), DAR officials said Thursday.
PhilRice promotes new rice varieties for adverse environments
March 18, 2010 10:14 pm· Leave a Comment
SCIENCE CITY OF MUNOZ, Nueva Ecija, March 18 — The Philippine Rice Institute (PhilRice) here is promoting the use of newly-developed variety of rice for adverse environments.
Nueva Ecija 'untouched' by El Nino, says agri exec
March 17, 2010 10:57 pm· Leave a Comment
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, March 17 — The province of Nueva Ecija is virtually unaffected by the onslaught of the El Niño phenomenon despite being identified as one of the so-called "vulnerable areas" with the Department of Agriculture (DA) expecting a bumper harvest this dry cropping season.
Organic farming, inter-cropping cushion impact of drought in Cordillera areas
March 17, 2010 10:57 pm· Leave a Comment
By Aurelio A. Galacgac
BAGUIO CITY, March 17 – Organic farming, inter-cropping and use of planting calendars helped in the sustenance of agricultural production of Benguet and other Cordillera areas even with the adverse effects of past typhoons and the ongoing prolonged drought.
Tobacco farmers association against Muhammadiyah's no-smoking edict
March 17, 2010 12:03 pm· Leave a Comment
JEMBER, Indonesia, March 17 — The Indonesian Tobacco Farmers Association (APTI) opposes Muhammadiyah`s non-smoking edict issued last Tuesday (March 9), a source said.
Aquaculture improves lives of fisher folks in Catanduanes
March 16, 2010 10:34 pm· Leave a Comment
By Danny O. Calleja
VIRAC, Catanduanes, March 16 – Aquaculture projects introduced by local government units and enjoying all-out support from the provincial administration in this island province are proving successful in improving the lives of fisher folks.
PGMA to launch coconut plantation project in Nueva Vizcaya
March 16, 2010 10:34 pm· Leave a Comment
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 16 – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to spearhead the launching of a coconut plantation project here Tuesday.
No pork exports reported in Feb due to disease outbreaks: customs data
March 16, 2010 10:34 pm· Leave a Comment
SEOUL, March 16 — South Korea's pork exports fell to nil in February due to frozen demand in the wake of the recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at domestic livestock farms, the customs office said Tuesday.
El Nino provides opportunities too
March 15, 2010 11:37 pm· Leave a Comment
By Jaime S. Cabag
ILOILO CITY, March 15 – Department of Agriculture (DA) regional executive director Larry Nacionales said there is now a bumper harvest of watermelon, mango and other summer crops due to dry spell.