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Filipino farmers leave crops to rot as fuel prices drive up cost of harvest

Filipino farmers like Romeo Wagayan have ⁠been left with little choice ⁠but to let their vegetables rot in the ⁠field rather than sell them at a loss, as rising oil prices linked t...

Philippine rice farmers bear brunt of expensive fuel and El Nino

Filipino farmers abandon harvests over high fuel costs

56,400 Negros sugarcane farmers to benefit from P240-M gov't aid

BACOLOD CITY—A total of P240 million in Presidential Assistance for Farmers and Fisherfolk (PAFF) will be distributed to 102,237 sugarcane farmers, 70,415 of whom are from the Visa...

Pagadian City farmers brace for El Niño

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – The Pagadian City Agriculture office have begun laying down measures to help farmers brace for the looming El Niño, city agriculturist Ramon Rodr...

Farmers Endure Militarization in the Philippines’ ‘Massacre Capital’

Soldiers claim 19 rebel deaths in “legitimate encounter” last month, but questions linger over the killings in Negros, which included a student leader, a journalist, a local farmer...

Bukidnon farmers prepare for dry spell

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Farmers in Bukidnon are preparing for the possible effects of the expected El Niño as the state weather bureau warned of a high chance of below-normal rai...

Philippines aims to export mangoes, pineapples to America

MANILA, Philippines – The government is working to export Philippine mangoes and pineapples to the United States as it seeks to expand agricultural trade. Bureau of Plant Industry...

Abaca users forced to import as producers untangle supply chain

THE Philippine abaca industry is beset by supply chain issues that are forcing users to turn to imports from Ecuador, according to the University of Asia and the Pacific’s Center f...

Philippines farm and fisheries output drops 0.3% yr/yr in first quarter

MANILA — The Philippines’ agricultural and fisheries output fell 0.3% by value in the first quarter from a year earlier to P437.5 billion ($7.1 billion), the statistics agency said...

BFAR chief rallies support for local salt farmers, cites threat of imports

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has called for stronger safeguards for Filipino salt farmers, citing an influx of foreign imports threatening local livelihood....

Filipino scientists developed this biofertilizer. The problem was scaling it.

State-funded biofertilizer production faltered. A private company has since obtained exclusive rights to scale Bio-N production.

El Niño to hit farmers hard, group warns

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Looming dry spells and drought in several parts of the country due to the intensifying El Niño phenomenon will pose tougher challenges for farmers struggling...

Kiko Pangilinan raises concern about coco levy fund underutilization

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has flagged what he described as the continued underutilization of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund, noting that man...

Top 10 Companies In The Philippines Animal Feed Market (2026 Guide)

The Philippines animal feed industry plays a critical role in supporting the country’s livestock, poultry, and aquaculture sectors, which are essential for food security and econom...

Small ponds, big lifelines for Alaminos farmers

ALAMINOS CITY — In the upland farming communities of this city, small man-made ponds originally built to catch rainwater are quietly reshaping rural livelihoods. Known as small far...

Quezon farmers turn to ‘Pasyon’ to sustain fight for land and justice

LUCENA CITY — Farmers in Sariaya, Quezon, who lost their land following the revocation of their Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOAs), have turned to the Holy Week tradition...

Pioneer Insurance works with Ifugao farmer communities to help preserve culture, heritage

Pioneer Foundation, Inc. teams up with Ifugao State University and the Baang Farmers and Irrigators Association to boost productivity among farmers and encourage stronger youth eng...

Farm logistics support expanded; North Luzon fuel subsidy readied

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is expanding government-supported hauling operations and preparing a fuel subsidy program to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices on...

Philippines raises pork import quota to boost local supply

MANILA — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered an increase in the lower-tariff pork import quota to 204,210 metric tons on Friday, up from 54,210 metric tons. Raising...

Farm output shrinks by 0.3% in Q1

THE Philippines’ agricultural production shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, due to a decline in crop and fisheries output, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) s...

Agro-based exports up in 1st quarter

AGRICULTURE-BASED exports in the first quarter rose 7.5% year on year to $1.82 billion, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), citing preliminary data. The PSA sai...

Philippine manufacturers call for ‘ayuda’ amid war-linked crisis

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine manufacturers are calling for targeted government support to spur a rebound, as elevated input and logistics costs are expected to persist despite...

Philippines lands 34th in Resilient Food Systems Index

The Philippines placed 34th out of 60 countries in the inaugural Resilient Food Systems Index (RFSI) by the Economist Impact, scoring 63.82 out of 100 — below both the Asia-Paciп...