By Anna Leah Gonzales MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the temporary suspension of rice importation and an increase in tariffs on imported rice, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez said Monday. Last week, the DA said it is pushing for a modest increase in tariffs on imported rice to […]
TRN Online By Our Correspondent Tamghas (Gulmi), Aug. 4: Farmers here have been forced to plant paddy as if it were millet, after not receiving sufficient even at the end of July. Farmers of Ishma Rural Municipality-2, Chaldi Phant of Gulmi have been compelled to plant rice like millet due to lack of rainfall this […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Palay production in the first half rebounded to over nine million metric tons, hitting a record-high volume as a result of state interventions coupled by more favorable weather conditions. Palay harvest from January to June reached 9.08 million MT, about six percent higher than the […]
