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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has faced tongue-lashing at the House of Representatives for its alleged reliance on rice importation, as the country is expected to have a four million metric ton (MT) deficit for 2024.

Discussions between the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) and NTUC FairPrice Group, one of Singapore’s largest retailers, are underway to establish a long-term rice supply agreement, aiming to significantly increase Cambodia’s rice exports to Singapore.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture is set on recalibrating the Masagana Rice Industry Development Program to increase rice production and meet self-sufficiency goals.

The government is expecting that the price of rice will go down in the coming months, according to Finance Secretary Ralph Recto.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa said the Centre's proposal carried uncertainty since supplies would be available only until buffer stocks lasted.

THE GOVERNMENT will forego P9.2 billion worth of revenue in the second half after lowering the tariff on imported rice, the Department of Finance (DoF) said.

In a bid to dissuade the people of Imo State from joining the nationwide protest and cushion the effect of soaring prices of food items, the state government, in collaboration with the federal government, have announced it will begin another round of palliative distribution among Imo residents.

India experienced higher than normal rainfall in July 2024, indicating good agricultural activity, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). 

(VAN) Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang praises MARD for great results with the 1 million ha of high-quality, low-emission rice project in the Mekong Delta.

YAMOUSSOUKRO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Ivorian rice farmer Francois Kasse Yao has struggled to make ends meet with only one harvest per year before he planted a new variety, resistant to unpredictable weather conditions capable of producing larger yields.

MANILA, Philippines — The Rice-for-All program will be available in four Kadiwa stores on August 1, Thursday, the Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.

In a first, the Centre has launched commercial cultivation of two non-transgenic varieties of herbicide-tolerant (HT) basmati rice, which have traits to withstand agrochemicals sprayed to eliminate weeds, aimed at promoting a paddy-cultivation method that saves water and cuts carbon footprint, the government scientist who developed the varieties said on Tuesday.

The prices of rice and vegetables increased in Dagupan City’s Malimgas Public Market due to disruptions caused by the southwest monsoon, intensified by #CarinaPH.

A tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel capsized off the coast of Philippines, leading to one casualty and a vast oil spill, local authorities said Thursday.

MANILA (Xinhua): The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday reported that a second oil tanker had sunk off Bataan province, west of Manila.