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By now, a lot of Filipinos must be throwing up their arms in desperation over the intractability of our rice problem. It has bedeviled us all these ye..

The “unimpeded” rice importation order of President Rodrigo Duterte did not only prompt an altercation between Finance Secretary Carlos Do..

AMID the threat of climate change, farmers must have a sense of security. This, in turn, will also ensure our food sufficiency.The agriculture sector ..

AMID the threat of climate change, farmers must have a sense of security. This, in turn, will also ensure our food sufficiency.The agriculture sector ..

The Senate is keen on removing the power of the National Food Authority (NFA) to import rice so it could focus on purchasing local paddy once the quan..

WE ARE basically an agricultural country but we import rice and other agri products such as onions, for example. It’s really puzzling.Philippine..

The slow adoption of new technologies has impeded the growth of the country’s agriculture industry, according to a report.Think tank Philippine ..

A rice price crisis is indeed gripping the Philippines again.In an extreme case, the price of rice shot up from P30 to P80 per kilogram in Basilan, no..

Mang Pedro, temporary construction helper, married, father of three, could not even afford the P38-lunch sold on the sidewalk. He squatted in a corner..

Practically every Philippine president, save for Erap Estrada due to his short stint, has had to face a rice crisis. This happens when supply shortage..

Given our abundant arable lands and rich natural resources, we could grow enough of our own food, export those raw or processed products that we are u..

The Philippine government is gearing up to scrap more than two-decade-old caps on rice imports in the face of raging inflation and the possible threat..

There are very few for-profit business ventures that can eradicate Philippine poverty more effectively than agribusiness.  This is the thesis o..

MANILA – The government is urged to promote social enterprises (SEs) in rural areas to provide income-generating opportunities for women, margin..