Two weeks after the declaration of a food security emergency, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday started the ...

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Eastern Visayas is fast becoming a popular destination for international cruise ships with recent visits affirming its growing reputation in the global cruise ...

The National Food Authority (NFA) regional office here is preparing the release of 71,000 bags of rice to interested local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas under the food security emergency ...

The agency disclosed that there is ample rice buffer stocks in Western Visayas. “Seventeen days ho ang ating buffer stock ngayon. Palay ho, we have around 922,000 bags and 37,000 naman in rice form na ...

The NFA regional office here said on Tuesday (Feb. 4, 2025) that it is preparing to release 71,000 bags of rice to interested local government units in Eastern Visayas under the food security ...

The team is now seeking to demonstrate the importance of this new rice to the Chinese government in the hopes that it can be offered to farmers nationwide, as it also yields more rice per acre ...

By identifying key compounds in rice root exudates, they bred a non-GMO, high-yield variety with a lower environmental impact. Field tests in China confirmed its effectiveness, and researchers are now ...

Wash and dry the chicken, and season. Blend together the stock, tomatoes, turmeric, onion, garlic and 1 teaspoon salt. Turn the rice into an oiled, heavy casserole, just large enough to take all the ...

Notwithstanding the tense relations between India and Bangladesh ever since the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, a second consignment of rice from India arrived at ...

Food scientists in China have found a new way to regulate plant hormones that could hold promise for boosting the yields and quality of crops such as rice, as global warming shrinks the world’s ...

Hospital beds inside the veterans’ ward at the Eastern Visayas Medical Center in Tacloban City. The facility is funded by the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office. TACLOBAN CITY—The Eastern ...