Tag: Rice
Million worth of Rice to be auctioned this week
The Philippine government ordered the release of approximately 100,000 metric tons or 1.2 million Pesos of local rice through an auction this week. This...
WB sees big drop in commodity prices
The World Bank sees commodity prices making their sharpest drop since the Covid-19 pandemic.
The drop in prices, however, is expected to bring little relief to the nearly 350 million...
BSP sees March inflation at 7.4% and 8.2 percent
The easing of the prices of domestic petroleum and some food items is seen to contribute to the possible slowdown of the inflation rate...
Central Luzon farmers favor hybrid rice varieties
Farmers' groups in Central Luzon favor the use of hybrid rice varieties so the country can attain its goal for rice sufficiency.
Ricardo Buenaventura, chairperson of the Nagkakaisang Magsasaka Agricultural Primary Multi-Purpose...
PH close to rice self-sufficiency in 2 years says Pres. Marcos
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the country would be close to attaining self-sufficiency in rice in two years if the government could carry...
PH close to rice self-sufficiency in 2 years with major reorganization,...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the country would be close to attaining self-sufficiency in rice in two years if the government could carry...
Marcos thumbs up the adoption of hybrid rice
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has given the green light for the adoption of a hybrid rice that will serve as a good alternative...
Millet eyed as alternative crop for global food security
The United Nations (UN) has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets to promote it as an alternative crop and also address the serious issue...
Duterte modifies tariffs on pork and rice imports
Upon the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority Board, President Rodrigo Duterte modified the rates of import duty on pork products and...
Agri dept proves programs can increase PH palay yield
Department of Agriculture (DA) programs were responsible for the country attaining the all-time high palay (unmilled) rice production of 19.3 million metric tons (MT)...
