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Ukraine grain deal set for signing as Russia batters Donbas

Frankie Taggart with Max Delany in Mykolaiv, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 06:57 PM

Kyiv and Moscow are set to sign a deal Friday to unblock grain exports and relieve a global food crisis. Read more »

Hontiveros urges Marcos to address rising prices ahead of SONA

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 08:26 PM

'Kaya pa ba? May natira pa ba sa pambihirang resiliency daw ng mga Pilipino, kahit laging huli at kulang ang naging ayuda?' asked Sen. Risa Hontiveros. Read more »

Marcos eyes more farm-to-market roads to boost output

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 09:16 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday said the government would strengthen its farm-to-market road program to aid the country’s ailing agriculture sector. Read more »

Bankrupt Sri Lanka asks Putin for fuel, tourists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 08:22 PM

Sri Lanka has asked Russia to provide fuel and resume tourist flights to help the country weather its unprecedented economic crisis. Read more »

Marcos says economy 'most important' in 1st cab meeting

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 12:14 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday presided over his first Cabinet meeting, where he said his priority is the economy. Read more »

Aquaculture drives aquatic food yields to new high

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 08:18 PM

The amount of fish, shellfish and algae caught in the wild and farmed in aquaculture hit a record 214 million tonnes in 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization said. Read more »

Gov't told to support local farmers to boost supply amid looming food crisis

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 12:20 PM

The Department of Agriculture should support local farmers of boost production instead of importing food supply such as rice, corn, and meat products to address shortage, an agriculture group said Wednesday. Read more »

G7 urges countries, companies to release food stockpiles

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 28 06:48 PM

They called "on all countries to avoid excessive stockpiling of food which can lead to further price increases". Read more »

In protest-hit Ecuador, shortages of key goods start to bite

Paola Lopez, with Karla Pesantes in Guayaquil,
Posted at Jun 27 12:47 PM

An estimated 14,000 protesters are taking part in the nationwide show of discontent against rising hardship, particularly increased fuel prices. Read more »

Cuba sentences 74 more anti-government protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 11:45 AM

Cuban courts issued prison terms for another 74 people involved in last summer's unprecedented anti-government protests, officials said. Read more »

Sri Lanka tells govt workers to grow food as crisis looms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 14 05:58 PM

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka is asking civil servants to take an extra day off each week to grow crops in their backyards in a bid to forestall a looming food shortage. Read more »

Agri warns of possible P6 hike in price of imported rice

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 05:00 PM

Agriculture chief William Dar said Vietnam and Thailand might raise the price of their rice for export which could lead to a P6 per kilo increase in imported rice. Read more »

Russia downplays role of Ukraine war in food crisis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 08:47 PM

Russia on Wednesday rejected suggestions that grain stuck in Ukrainian ports was fuelling a global food crisis as Moscow pressed ahead with its military offensive. Read more »

OECD sees lower world growth due to Ukraine war

Jonathan Jacobsen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 07:06 PM

The OECD warned Wednesday that the world economy will pay a "hefty price" for Russia's invasion of Ukraine as it slashed its 2022 growth forecast. Read more »

Global food prices fall again but wheat soars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 05:36 PM

World food prices fell slightly for the second consecutive month in May but wheat prices rose again as Russia's war in Ukraine rages on. Read more »

Wala pang flour shortage sa bansa: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 03:31 PM

Wala pang kakulangan sa suplay ng harina ng bansa, ayon sa Philippine Association of Flour Millers. Read more »

'No to wheat as weapon of war', pope says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 07:54 PM

Pope Francis pleaded against the use of grain as a weapon of war, as fears grow over a global food crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

PH prepares list of OFWs to be repatriated from Sri Lanka

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 08:29 AM

The Philippine government is preparing a list of Filipinos to be repatriated from Sri Lanka. Read more »

Food shortage dahil sa Ukraine-Russia war, pinangangambahan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 07:34 PM

Nagbabala ang isang agricultural group sa posibleng kakulangan sa pagkain sa huling bahagi ng taon, bunsod ng nagpapatuloy na sigalot sa pagitan ng Ukraine at Russia. Read more »

Putin: Russia ready to help overcome food crisis

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 27 12:24 PM

Putin also described as ‘unfounded’ accusations that Russia was to blame for the problems with food supplies on the global market. Read more »