AGRICULTURE Farmers and civil society groups called on Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap to calibrate and carefully strategize rice importation so as not to sacrifice support for the farmers devastated by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.
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Activist Jaime Tadeo is not exactly picking one advocacy over another. But lately, this staunch agrarian reform advocate is making…
agriculture, jimmy tadeo, rice crisisTo stabilize the price of rice and prevent yet another rice price crisis, a consortium of nongovernment organization is pushing…
organic farming, rice crisisFarmers decry the sharp decrease in the buying price of palay citing losses in their farming livelihood as the cost of production has gone up particularly this planting season due to increase in fertilizer prices and other cost of production inputs.
rice crisisMANILA, Philippines — Rice Watch and Action Network (R1) today urges Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap to investigate why the prices…
rice crisisMilitant lawmakers at the House of Representatives today filed a bill that seeks to turn the Philippines into a self-reliant…
rice crisisThe Arroyo government is again playing with words, as if it would make the rice crisis (which has now reached…
rice crisisThe Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) lauds the Department of Agriculture (DA) for acting upon its proposals to…
rice crisisRICE IMPORTS DONT SPELL CHEAPER PRICES; GOV’T URGED TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL RICE SECTOR INSTEAD As government continues to turn to…
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