DA now undertaking initiatives to protect, resurrect PH onion industry – Piñol

Various initiatives to protect the country's onion industry are now being undertaken, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Thursday, December...

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PH to be rice sufficient within 2 to 3 years – Piñol

The Philippines is expected to be rice sufficient within two to three years time, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Tuesday, November 29....

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DA’s Piñol seeking Duterte help in alleviating suffering of ‘Lawin’ battered farmers

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol announced that he is seeking the help of President Rodrigo Duterte to bring relief to farmers in Luzon those crops were damaged by Typhoon "Lawin" and corn farmers in Mindanao those products were severely drenched the incessant rains in the past few...

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Nagmamagaling kasi? Some DA trading centers turning into parking lots, says Pinol

No thanks to poor planning and lack of consultation with farmers in the past, some of the Department of Agriculture's multimillion-peso trading centers are turning into overpriced parking lots, DA Secretary Emmanuel Pinol...

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Rice terraces badly need repair, political leaders tell DA chief

The famed Ifugao rice terraces are in dire need of repair, both as a source of pride and of food, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol...

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DA chief to personally promote Cordillera rice terraces’ ‘heirloom’ rice abroad. Here’s why

Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol has pledged to personally promote the "heirloom" brown rice grown in the world-famous Cordillera rice...

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DA eyes eco-friendly fish farming for Laguna fishers

At least two ecologically friendly fish farming techniques are being considered for fishers in Laguna de Bay, after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the dismantling of fish pens crowding and choking the...

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