Rice farmers from various parts of the country have demanded that the government retain the NFA’s price support program for palay
Farmer leaders from the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) expressed shock over the recent admission of Assistant Secretary Mercedita Sombilla of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Senator Villar was the principal author and proponent of the Rice Tariffication Law (RA 11203).
Senator Villar was the principal author and proponent of the Rice Tariffication Law (RA 11203).
Last February 14, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Rice Tariffication Law which effectively removes all restrictions on rice imports.
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) decried the apparently double standard that several Senators have recently adopted with regards to the liberalization in the trade of certain agricultural products, particularly sugar and rice.
Aiming to build on the dynamism of the groups involved in various commodity-focused projects (rice, coconut, bananas, cacao, vegetables), the Biofarming Network started the formation of clusters among organic farming practitioners....
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To address the problem of senile and low-yielding coconut trees, the project installed coconut nurseries in 21 anchor farms in 10 provinces using nuts certified by the Philippine Coconut Authority....
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In partnership with the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD), the FFF identified farmer partners in growing tissue-cultured lakatan and cardaba (saba) bananas in Laguna, Quezon and Bohol....
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Established 99 trial farms in 21 provinces. A group of Core Farmer Technicians assisted in training of farmers, setting up of trial farms to identify traditional rice varieties suitable to local areas and undertaking mass production of organic rice....
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In partnership with the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) and the University of the Philippines Los Baños National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (UPLB-BIOTECH)....
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Also in partnership with PCARRD, the project involves 4 sites in Laguna and 4 sites in Quezon. A Magsasaka-Siyentista was involved in conducting the training for the farmer participants and supplying the budded cacao planting materials....
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