LAOAG CITY — Over 52,000 rice farmers in the province are entitled to receive PHP5,000 each as financial assistance amid the flooding of imported rice in the market. “The PHP5,000…
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Gov’t reviews Israel’s solar powered irrigation offer
MANILA — An inter-agency group has started a study and review of the proposal of an Israeli-government backed corporation to build 6,200 units of solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) in the country,…
PH to lobby easing of Japanese ‘protocol’ on banana
MANILA — Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on Saturday said he will lead efforts to call on the Japanese government to lift stricter tests for chemical residue and ensure faster access of…
Pateros to bring ‘balut’ fame back
MANILA — After a decline in its balut industry following years of urbanization, Pateros is seeking to revive its old title as the Philippines’ “balut sa puti” capital. Balut, a…
Coffee farmer from DavSur town to join Coffee Expo in US
DAVAO CITY — A coffee farmer from Bansalan, Davao del Sur will be showcasing her green coffee in a Specialty Coffee Exposition in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States next month.…
Almost 2,000 Ilocos farmers get crop insurance claims
LAOAG CITY – Close to 2,000 farmers in Ilocos Norte received their indemnity crop insurance claims on Wednesday from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) in a ceremony held at the…
Fish cage operators in Ilocos Norte told to harvest early
LAOAG CITY — Fish cage operators in Ilocos Norte have been warned of a possible fish kill due to the effect of El Niño, which is likely to occur with the…
Ilocos Norte fisherfolk get P3.7-M fishing gears, paraphernalia
LAOAG CITY —The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region I distributed various fishing gears and paraphernalia and motorized bancas to 197 registered fisherfolk and 20 fisherfolk associations in…
Tobacco company eyes partnership with Ilocos farmers
LAOAG CITY — Amidst the implementation of the Sin Tax Reform Law, a multi-national tobacco company is ready to expand its market and partner with Ilocos farmers for more tobacco produce.…
ASPIRE to aid farmers, fishermen in Region 1: DA exec
CALASIAO, Pangasinan — Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Jose Gabriel La Viña is urging farmers and fishermen here to take advantage of the government’s ASPIRE (Agribusiness Support for Promotion and Investment…
Rice technology demo farm established in Ilocos Norte town
LAOAG CITY — In support of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) farm mechanization program, the municipal government of Solsona is now teaching local farmers how they can become more productive and…
Onion farmers in Bayambang to get fertilizer, cash grant
BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan — Some 963 onion farmers in this town, whose farms have been devastated by armyworms, will receive two bags of fertilizer per hectare from the provincial government of…
Pangasinan farmers get certified seeds, fertilizers
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan — Some 2,400 farmers from the towns and city in the first congressional district of Pangasinan province have received certified seeds and fertilizers at the Don Leopoldo Sison…
Ilocos Norte strengthens info drive on livestock diseases
LAOAG CITY — The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) is spearheading massive information dissemination drive to protect livestock from heat stroke and other diseases. Dr. Loida Valenzuela, Provincial Veterinarian of Ilocos Norte,…
DA vows more aid for Cordillera farmers
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — The government, through the Department of Agriculture (DA) has committed to give more support to Cordillera farmers. DA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, who led the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading…
Farmers Day in Mankayan town set
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — The municipal council of Mankayan has approved an ordinance declaring every first Wednesday to Friday of February of every year as “Farmers Day”. Mankayan Mayor Materno Luspian…
‘Pick and pay’ lettuce: From farm to table
LAOAG CITY — Romaine Organics, a certified organic farming company in Batac City, is opening its farm to the public once again for another first in the region – the…
Baguio mulls launching strawberry farm for agro-tourism by summer
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City government is pushing to promote agro-tourism in the Philippines’ “summer capital” and is looking at launching the city’s first large-scale strawberry farm by summer.…
PH ‘Salad Bowl’ hopes to earn coffee-producer status, too
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Aside from its identity as the rose capital of the north, the salad bowl of the country, and the strawberry capital, this capital town of Benguet…
P154-M OK’d for road upgrade to Ilocos coffee project
LAOAG CITY — A budget of PHP154-million has been approved by the national government for the concreting of roads leading to the largest coffee plantation in Sitio Lammin at the…