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THERE is a need to integrate modern farming in the educational system to counter the lack of interest among the youth in agriculture, the top official of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) told The Manila Times.

Agriculture Undersecretary for Livestock Deogracias Victor Savellano said that they will ensure biosecurity for livestock by addressing diseases in the industry, such as African swine fever (ASF) and avian influenza (AI).

Hog industry and agriculture groups on Monday underscored the need to vaccinate pigs to end African swine fever cases.  

THE lack of interest in agriculture among the youth can lead to a decline in the sectors productivity, a top official of the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (Pcafi) said.

National Food Authority hikes buying price for unhusked rice to help Philippine farmers earn more Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

Former agriculture chief Leonardo Montemayor says it is possible that rice prices will go up to P60 per kilo

LOCAL food producers on Friday said they found it reassuring that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. devoted a huge portion of his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) to matters directly related to the agriculture sector.

A farmers’ group yesterday urged President Marcos to create an inter-agency task force (IATF) that will address African swine fever outbreaks in the country.

A farmers’ group backed the decision of the Department of Agriculture to withhold the signing of a memorandum order on the implementation of P150 per kilo for red onions and P140 per kilo for white onions after another peasants’ organization criticized the DA’s “dilly-dallying.”

Agriculture stakeholders are optimistic about the further recovery of the hog sector with the submission for approval by the Food and Drug Administration (...