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IRRI, Corteva ink agreement on rice research as firm launches in Asia Pacific

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 08:32 PM

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and agricultural firm Corteva Agriscience on Monday signed an agreement that would support rice breeding research to bring innovation from laboratory to farm faster as part of efforts to ensure food security amid population growth and climate change. Read more »

IRRI to get permanent funding; international rice conference kicks off

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 04:23 PM

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the world’s premier rice science organization, is set to receive permanent funding to support its initiatives towards ending world hunger. Read more »

Pinoy Tasty, Pandesal prices steady until year-end: manufacturer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 12:42 PM

The prices of Pinoy Tasty and Pinoy Pandesal will stay the same until New Year's Eve, the Filipino-Chinese Bakery Association Inc. said Sunday.  Read more »

'Tienda Malasakit' sa Taguig dinumog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 12:29 PM

Dinumog ng mga mamimili ang murang bigas, gulay at isda sa "Tienda Malasakit" ng Department of Agriculture (DA) sa Taguig ngayong Linggo. Read more »

Economic 'tokhang': Duterte, Arroyo aides clash over agri SRP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 12:19 PM

The plan of President Rodrigo Duterte's agriculture chief to impose a cap on meat and rice prices drew criticism on Wednesday from an adviser of his ally, House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Read more »

Gov't to offer more perks in local rice procurement: Piñol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 09:29 AM

More perks will be offered to rice farmers starting this week to encourage them to sell their harvest to the government, instead of private traders, said Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol. Read more »

Rice SRP in place by month's end: Piñol

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 06:30 PM

The government will impose suggested retail prices (SRP) for rice by late October amid the rising cost of other oil and other commodities, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Wednesday. Read more »

Rice imports may hit 2.4-M tons, second biggest on record

Enrico Dela Cruz, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 08 07:48 PM

The Philippines will allow major rice retailers to import up to 350,000 tons of the grain, its agriculture minister said on Monday, potentially bringing the country's total purchases this year to 2.4 million tons, the second highest on record. Read more »

Govt 'working double time' vs inflation, Palace says after lower rating

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 01:21 PM

The government is "working double time" to tame inflation, Malacañang said Sunday after President Rodrigo Duterte's administration saw an 8-point drop in its public satisfaction rating.  Read more »

Chiz eyes penalties vs food wasters

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 02:35 PM

Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero is pushing for a proposed law that will penalize food wastage and redirect unsold staples to institutions that feed the hungry.  Read more »

NFA chief, cohorts got P2 billion from 'tara' system - Hontiveros

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 10:00 AM

Outgoing National Food Authority (NFA) administrator Jason Aquino and some other officials pocketed around P2 billion every year from an alleged "tara" or grease money system over rice imports, Senator Risa Hontiveros claimed Tuesday. Read more »

Typhoon-mauled Cagayan awaits NFA rice stocks

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 09:43 AM

Stocks of government subsidized rice in Cagayan have been depleted, its governor said Tuesday as the province starts its recovery from the onslaught of typhoon Mangkhut.  Read more »

Farmers risk death to save crops from killer typhoon

Purple Romero and Joshua Melvin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 17 08:13 PM

As Typhoon Manghkut hurtled toward the Philippines, those in its firing line had a stark choice: stay or flee. Many chose to remain in order to protect their most precious possessions -- their food and livestock. Read more »

Cagayan, Isabela scramble to harvest rice, corn as Mangkhut plods closer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 08:05 AM

Farmers in Cagayan and Isabela, 2 of the country's top rice and corn producing provinces, are rushing to reap their harvests as Typhoon Mangkhut roared closer to northern Luzon, local officials said Wednesday.    Read more »

NFA rice stocks in Batanes run low as Mangkhut churns closer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 12:01 PM

The supply of government subsidized rice is running low in Batanes, its governor said Tuesday as the country's northernmost province braced for the onslaught of potential super typhoon Mangkhut.   Read more »

PH nearing food 'crisis,' says Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 04:29 PM

MANILA - Rising prices of food, particularly rice and fish, along with other basic goods only indicate that the country is nearing a food crisis, Senator Panfilo Lacson warned Monday. Read more »

‘Marami namang bigas’: Duterte rejects criticism over rice supply woes

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 07:38 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected criticism over the rice shortage in the Philippines, saying more rice procurement is coming in. Read more »

2 opisyal ng NFA, inireklamo dahil 'naglihis' ng pondo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 08:44 PM

Nagsampa ng reklamo ang isang grupo laban sa dalawang opisyal ng NFA matapos umanong ipambayad sa utang ang pondong pambili dapat ng bigas mula sa mga lokal na magsasaka. Read more »

Binukbok na bigas, ligtas bang kainin?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 05:35 PM

Hindi makakasama sa kalusugan ang pagkain ng bigas na pinamugaran na ng bukbok, ayon sa isang eksperto ngayong Lunes. Read more »

Agri chief shields NFA from abolition calls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 02:46 PM

The proposed abolition of the National Food Authority will not solve a rice shortage in Zamboanga City, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Monday.  Read more »