The Philippine Rice Industry Road Map – 2030,” published by the Department of Agriculture in 2018, includes a comparative analysis of rice farming productivity in the Philippines, Vietnam, and ...

With fewer young people willing to farm, the average age of a Filipino rice farmer is 56 — and climbing. The shift away from farming could mean food shortages in the Philippines, which already ...

Food production is subordinated to the profit interests of a tiny layer of wealthy landlords and ruling elites while the ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday disclosed plans with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to boost the Philippines’ rice output and reduce rice production losses. This ...

RICE is a central crop in the Filipino table and a backbone of agricultural employment in the Philippines. The ongoing debate ...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Government agriculture officials urged Northern Mindanao farmers to embrace modern farming technologies ...

Rice feeds billions daily, but it also fuels climate change. Scientists are pioneering new techniques to cut emissions and ...

Despite its ancient history in Asia, the first rice was grown in Australia in 1906 after Chinese gold prospectors arrived with the first rice seeds in 1850. Despite its ancient history in Asia ...

MANILA, Jan 22 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Philippines is teeming with agricultural land and has a climate suitable for growing rice and yet, for decades, the tropical country has struggled to ...

Bringing rice grains from farms to plate in the country remains an expensive process ... Orly Manuntag, spokesperson for the Grain Retailers Confederation of the Philippines and co-founder of ...

As of March 13, the Philippines imported a total of 641,000 metric tons of rice — almost half of the amount in nearly the same period in 2024 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of ...

These are: “Factsheet: Resilience Solutions for the Rice Sector in the Philippines” which forms part of the Private ... a substantial proportion of which we are currently importing. RICE FARM OWNERS ...