A shipment of 35,000 bags of well-milled rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) has arrived in Cebu, marking the start of the province’s participation in the government’s P20 per kilo rice initiative, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced Tuesday, May 13. Read more »
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is allocating PHP169.4 million for agricultural projects in Central Visayas in 2025. The funding will support 155 projects aimed at boosting productivity through infrastructure improvements and the distribution of modern farm machinery. Read more »
According to Lionel Abella, the fiber development officer for the Philippine Fiber Development Authority (PhilFIDA) in Cebu, they are looking for local fiber producers with the best substitute for abaca as raw materials in the towns of Tuburan in the north and Ginatilan in the south. Read more »
The public-private-community partnership (PPCP) is helping to promote sustainable blue swimming crab (BSC) production in Barangay Tortosa, Manapla, Negros Occidental through its "Adopt-a-Village Project" platform. Read more »
To help increase the production of bananas in Central Visayas, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is providing farmers with modern technologies, according to an agriculture researcher. Read more »
In Negros Oriental, the fast expanding bamboo business is offering farmers–particularly those in the agro-forestry sector–alternative regenerative solutions with unrealized potential just waiting to be realized, according to a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) official. Read more »
