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Curb climate change, protect environment to prevent future pandemics, countries told

Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 07 05:27 AM

Land degradation, wildlife exploitation, intensive farming and climate change are driving the rise in diseases that, like the coronavirus, are passed from animals to humans, United Nations experts said on Monday. Read more »

PH gov't halts 300,000 MT rice importation due to sufficient supply

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 05:50 PM

“Wala na pong rice importation munang mangyayari. Sapat po ang ating supply ng bigas," Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said in a Palace press briefing. Read more »

Mexican farmers give away tomatoes as demand squashed by coronavirus

Sharay Angulo, Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 10:11 AM

MEXICO CITY - Mexican tomato farmers are so hard pressed to sell their product at home or abroad due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak that they have had to donate some of their produce to food banks or use it to feed cattle. Read more »

'Plant, plant, plant': 6,000 urban farming starter kits ipapamahagi sa QC

Lyza Aquino, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 07:10 AM

Nakatakdang mamigay ang lokal na pamahalaan ng 6,000 urban farming starter kits sa mga residente sa Quezon City.   Read more »

Farm from home pushed to ensure food in pandemic times

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 04:20 PM

Filipinos are encouraged to grow food from their homes, from urban gardens to backyard tilapia farms, as millions adjust to the new normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the science department said Wednesday. Read more »

Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector

Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 08:30 AM

With the pandemic hobbling the meat-packing industry, Iowa farmer Al Van Beek had nowhere to ship his full-grown pigs to make room for the 7,500 piglets he expected from his breeding operation. Read more »

From truck drivers to farmers, vegetable industry in northern Luzon hits roadblock

Text and photographs by Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 10:57 PM

A once-thriving vegetable farming industry in northern Luzon is feeling the effects of a sweeping, unforgiving new normal.  Read more »

Agriculture dept eyes 'urban agriculture' to augment food supply

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 10:33 PM

Measures are being studied in anticipation of changes in the export of goods in a “new normal” situation or after the COVID-19 pandemic is contained, a top agriculture official said Thursday. Read more »

G20 to ensure 'sufficient' food supply during pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 22 09:50 AM

G20 agriculture ministers on Tuesday pledged to ensure "sufficient" global food supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic as the UN warned the number of people facing acute hunger globally could nearly double. Read more »

Higit 1 buwan sa lockdown: Suplay ng pagkain nananatiling sapat, ayon sa IATF

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 05:51 PM

"Sa madaling salita: may pagkain po tayo at di po tayo mauubusan ng suplay sa ating mga merkado," ani IATF spokesman at Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.  Read more »

Home gardening blooms around the world during coronavirus lockdowns

Christopher Walljasper and Tom Polansek, Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 02:49 PM

People around the world are turning to gardening as a soothing, family-friendly hobby that also eases concerns over food security as lockdowns slow the harvesting and distribution of some crops. Fruit and vegetable seed sales are jumping worldwide. Read more »

Trade chief: Supplies in supermarkets enough even if gov't extends lockdown again

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 12:44 PM

MANILA - Even if authorities choose to have another extension on the enhanced community quarantine extended, the country’s trade chief on Saturday assured enough supply in supermarkets as manufacturers roll out their supplies on a regular basis.    Read more »

Agri chief: Still plenty of food in PH; Filipinos should avoid panic buying

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 09:52 PM

MANILA - Filipinos shouldn't worry about food supply amid the ongoing lockdown in places throughout the Philippines as there is plenty of food to go around, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Friday. Read more »

Villar urges home gardening, distributes seeds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 03:35 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar has distributed vegetable seeds to help residents grow their own food while Luzon remained under lockdown due to the coronavirus disease. Read more »

'Stable' supply of food, essentials as Luzon braces for longer lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 10:48 AM

The Philippines' supply of food and essentials is "stable" as half the population braced for 3 weeks more under lockdown to beat the coronavirus disease pandemic, the country's trade chief said Wednesday. Read more »

Door-to-door delivery of vegetables, fruits as agri dept taps e-commerce

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 09:40 AM

The Department of Agriculture partnered with an online shopping platform to deliver produce to Metro Manila homes during the COVID-19 lockdown, DZMM reported Monday. Read more »

Philippines gets Vietnam commitment for continuous rice supply

Reuters
Posted at Apr 03 09:22 AM

The Philippines said Thursday it secured Vietnam's commitment for continuous rice supply, which may include 300,000 tons in imports under an existing bilateral trade agreement. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 2, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 01:50 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

DILG pinaalis ang checkpoints sa mga highway, provincial road

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 08:10 PM

Pero may ilang magsasaka pa ring nahihirapang maibiyahe at maibenta ang kanilang mga produkto.  Read more »

Bread for sale during the Luzon-wide lockdown

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 06:55 PM

Men selling bread pass by a fisherman preparing his nets near a construction site in Kawit, Cavite on Thursday, even as the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine remains in effect to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. Read more »