The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is taking bold steps to shield Filipino farmers from market shocks while ...

A 69-year-old rice farmer from Talavera, Nueva Ecija has been declared “Ang Hari ng Ani” (The King of Harvest) grand winner in the province after recording the highest palay (unmilled rice) yield in ...

Data from the Department of Agriculture show that domestic palay demand was expected to reach 20.6 million tons to 20.7 million tons by the end of 2011; 20.9 million tons by 2012; and 21.11 ...

"Sobrang mura po ng palay, ang ginawa po ng mga magsasaka, inistock na lang po nila sa bahay. Hindi na po nila ibinenta," said miller Rowel Sumat. Millers in Pakil, Laguna were also forced to increase ...

MANILA, Philippines — Proposals to reform the National Food Authority (NFA) will allow the government to buy palay or rice grains at fair prices so that farmers will not be shortchanged, while also ...

As farmgate prices of palay drop to as low as P8 per kilo in Northern Luzon, farmers face mounting losses, and some may be forced to stop planting altogether, according to the Samahang Industriya ng ...