Tag: farmers
Gov’t urged to increase local rice procurement fund, halt importation
The farmers urged the government to purchase at least 20 percent of the estimated 19.96 million metric tons of local rice production
Farmers welcome moratorium on land amortization, but say ‘not enough’
“Free land distribution is just and necessary and the only acceptable means of agrarian reform”
‘Start my life from zero’: Poor Pakistanis face heavy cost of...
Floods have ruined crops and homes across Pakistan, leaving many of the country's poor struggling to restart their lives
Peasant group hits proposed agriculture budget cuts, demands higher subsidy
In its proposed 2023 budget, the agriculture department is set to slash about PhP211 million in “Irrigation Network Service”
As rice shortage looms, farmers remain unaided
Expect low rice harvest and high prices as usual this Christmas. The Philippines must import 2.9 million tons – 58 million sacks.
Manila archdiocese’s ecology ministry stands against ‘commercialization’ of ‘golden rice’
The Department of Agriculture earlier announced that it will start massive production of “golden rice" seeds in vitamin A-deficient provinces
Kurdish Iraqi farmer sprouts online advice, green awareness
The farmer posts videos on protecting fruit trees, dealing with insects and helping people get more from their farms
Coconut farmers express hope new Marcos administration to release coco levy...
About 3.5 million coconut farming families are seen to benefit from the coconut levy funds
Obispo ng Puerto Princesa, tiniyak ang pag-agapay ng Simbahan sa ‘agri-workers’
“Ako ay nakikiisa sa ating mangingisda at magsasaka sa hinaharap nating mga krisis ngayon"
After 34 years of Philippines’ agrarian reform law, farmers continue to...
“It’s not only about land distribution, but the condition that the farmers are in now. Are they tilling their own lands?”
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