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The prolonged strife caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine further deepens the tumultuous disruption of global supply chains, which was first upended by the pandemic.

Eligible Filipino corn farmers and fisherfolk could get a maximum fuel discount of P3,000 under the government’s P500-million fuel subsidy program for the agriculture sector, guidelines released by the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed. The DA issued Memorandum Circular (MC) 7 that outlined the implementing guidelines on the provision of…

This collective tilling of land has helped us put food on our table. We no longer need to buy vegetables because we are now growing them in our garden. They are fresh and it is good for our health,”

Published March 11, 2021, 8:14 PM As Isabela rice farmers struggle with the twin effects of the Rice Tariffication Law and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, an Isabela-based cooperative avoided bankruptcy and even posted higher earnings due to the direct buying of rice by local government units (LGUs). In an online consultation with farmers in Isabela Thursday, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan recognized the efforts of Nagkakaisang Magsasaka ng Isabela Agricultural Cooperative (NMI) who would have lost 10 million kilos of rice harvest if not for the direct purchase allowed by...