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EXPERTS from the agriculture sector are pushing urban and peri-urban agriculture to help address food security and sustainability challenges.

In the Philippines, about two million children under five are at risk of vision issues and weak immune systems. These symptoms are consequences of diets lacking in Vitamin A. This number is equivalent to one out of five Filipino children from the less fortunate communities in the country with Vitamin A deficiency (VAD). This preventable nutritional problem impacts the Philippines and an estimated 190 million children globally.Several initiatives have addressed this problem, including supplement...

VICE President Sara Duterte and Go Negosyo founder Jose Ma. Joey Concepcion 3rd are exploring ways of incorporating entrepreneurship as a subject in senior high school.

INVESTING in agriculture and focusing on agribusiness could lead to sustainable rice production in the country, a former Agriculture chief said.

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THE Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) wishes to respond to the article Creating a robust agribusiness ecosystem published last August 24. It was bylined by former Agriculture secretary William Dar, but spoke on behalf of the private sector-led initiative Go Negosyo Kapatid Angat Lahat Agri Program (Kalap).

While confidential funds for civilian agencies have increased significantly, intel funds for uniformed forces involved in protecting the Philippines' territorial claims versus China have remained stagnant

IT was reported in another paper that the Department of Agriculture (DA), represented by Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a private entity, Pacific Roadlink Logistics Inc. (PRLI), last July 20 to construct a Cold Examination Facility in Agriculture (CEFA) in the latters 10-hectare property in Angat, Bulacan.

DURING William Dars time as Agriculture secretary, his detractors pejoratively named the department the Department of Agriculture and Importation because of a decision to resort to food imports as a stop-gap measure to ease supply shortages.

The Marcos administration is currently eyeing 97.4% rice self-sufficiency in the next five years or by 2028