Agriculture

2019 World Food Prize Laureate credits the Philippines for business success

Mr. Simon N. Groot, the World Food Prize Laureate 2019, credited the Philippines for the phenomenal success of his company East-West Seed (EWS), one of the world’s leading tropical vegetable…

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Launch of the Philippine Fruit Festival in Hamburg

The Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT in Frankfurt, Germany) hosted the launching of the Philippine Fruit Festival in Hamburg, in partnership with the local Hamburg chain MAD about Juice. The Festival, which runs…

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Philippine Agri-Food Products shines at the 2021 International Agriculture Exhibition in South Korea

The Philippines, through the Philippine Agriculture Office (PAO) in Seoul, participated in the largest biennial agriculture exhibition in Korea, the 2021 International Agriculture Exhibition (IAE), in Naju, Jeollanamdo from 21-31…

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PH Ambassador and Department of Agriculture Push for Smart Agri-Tech Investments at Major Agriculture Investment Forum in Dubai

Philippine Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Hjayceelyn M. Quintana and the Department of Agriculture (DA) teamed up to encourage Dubai-based international investors to look at the Philippines as an…

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United States

U.S. Funds Cutting-Edge Crop Biotechnology Center in Nueva Ecija

On September 30, the United States joined the Philippines in celebrating the inauguration of the Crop Biotechnology Center housed in the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the Science City…

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DTI promotes makapuno investments to overseas Filipinos in Canada

Overseas Filipinos (OFs) in Canada were encouraged to support makapuno (coconut sport) farmers in the Philippines as a way to boost countryside development, expand opportunities for overseas investments, and transform the national…

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Entrepreneur

Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) agribusiness webinar series launched for overseas Filipinos in the US

The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Philippine Trade and Investment Centers (PTIC) across the United States hosted its first of a series of Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) Agribusiness Webinar Series aimed…

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Entrepreneur

DTI, DA encourage OFWs to invest in agribusiness

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and returning OFWs were encouraged to venture into agribusiness in the first episode of Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) webinar series organized by the Department of Trade…

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The Economy

Board of Investments approves agriculture and power projects worth P2.8B, to boost the growth of the resource-based sectors

The Board of Investments (BOI) recently approved the registration of two agriculture projects and one renewable energy (biomass) project worth a total of P2.8B. These are Axelum Resources Corporation’s P270M…

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Middle East & Africa

The Philippines receives Encyclopaedia of Mango Trees from Oman

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and Assistant Director for Research and Development Management of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) – Department of Agriculture (DA) Dr. Jonar I.…

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United States

USAID and RMN Partner to Promote Marine Conservation in the Visayan Sea

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) Foundation formalized a media partnership to promote marine conservation in the Philippines. The partnership will target coastal…

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Arts & Culture

Filipinos win awards in Southeast Asian photo contest on agriculture innovation

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna—Filipinos won the second prize and People’s Choice Award in the 2020 Photo Contest of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA).…

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Middle East & Africa

260 Stranded Filipino Agri-Students Repatriated from Israel on Historic El Al Airlines Flight to Manila

The Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv, in coordination with the MASHAV aid agency of Israel, repatriated a total of 260 stranded Filipino agricultural students. The repatriates flew onboard the first-ever El Al Airlines…

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The Economy

Stable food supply one of ‘brightest spots’ in gov’t COVID-19 response

The continuous flow of food from the country’s farms to consumers that was the result of the ongoing reforms in the farm sector initiated by the Department of Agriculture (DA) on the watch…

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Entrepreneur

DBP, DA and fintech firm forge alliance to back agripreneurs

State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has partnered with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and a leading financial technology firm to provide accessible financing to aspiring entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector, a top official said. DBP President…

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The Economy

Department of Agriculture aims to make Filipino rice farmers competitive

The Department of Agriculture through the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) is on track in providing rice farmers appropriate machinery and equipment under the Duterte administration’s Rice…

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Entrepreneur

Department of Agriculture lures OFWs for agri-ventures, offers no interest loans up to P15M

A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW), engineer Celestino Mananguit, of San Ildefonso, Bulacan, developed an integrated eight-hectare livestock farm, expanding it into a techno-demonstration and agri-tourism farm that provides food,…

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The Economy

“Balik Probinsya” program paves the way to agricultural industrialization

The Department of Agriculture supports the implementation of the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2)” program as it will not only decongest Metro Manila and ensure balanced regional development and equitable…

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The Economy

Oceana Lauds Coastal Mayors for Prioritizing Fishery Resources and Fishers Welfare Amid COVID19

“Every local government executive who gives premium to fishery resources and fisherfolk welfare is worth emulating and serves as a role model for good environmental governance.” This was the statement…

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The Economy

Department of Agriculture intensifies urban agriculture development through veggie seed distribution due to COVID-19 crisis

To ensure food availability and sustain production amidst the threat of COVID-19, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying the promotion of urban agriculture through the distribution of free vegetable…

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2019 World Food Prize Laureate credits the Philippines for business success

Launch of the Philippine Fruit Festival in Hamburg

Philippine Agri-Food Products shines at the 2021 International Agriculture Exhibition in South Korea

PH Ambassador and Department of Agriculture Push for Smart Agri-Tech Investments at Major Agriculture Investment Forum in Dubai

U.S. Funds Cutting-Edge Crop Biotechnology Center in Nueva Ecija

DTI promotes makapuno investments to overseas Filipinos in Canada

Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan (TNK) agribusiness webinar series launched for overseas Filipinos in the US

DTI, DA encourage OFWs to invest in agribusiness

Board of Investments approves agriculture and power projects worth P2.8B, to boost the growth of the resource-based sectors

The Philippines receives Encyclopaedia of Mango Trees from Oman

USAID and RMN Partner to Promote Marine Conservation in the Visayan Sea

Filipinos win awards in Southeast Asian photo contest on agriculture innovation

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260 Stranded Filipino Agri-Students Repatriated from Israel on Historic El Al Airlines Flight to Manila

Stable food supply one of ‘brightest spots’ in gov’t COVID-19 response

DBP, DA and fintech firm forge alliance to back agripreneurs

Department of Agriculture aims to make Filipino rice farmers competitive

Department of Agriculture lures OFWs for agri-ventures, offers no interest loans up to P15M

“Balik Probinsya” program paves the way to agricultural industrialization

Oceana Lauds Coastal Mayors for Prioritizing Fishery Resources and Fishers Welfare Amid COVID19

Department of Agriculture intensifies urban agriculture development through veggie seed distribution due to COVID-19 crisis

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