MANILA, Philippines — Over 160,000 hectares (ha) of rice fields may be affected by rainfall from Tropical Depression Crising and the southwest monsoon or "habagat," according to a Facebook post by the ...

Since its launch in May, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s initiative to provide PHP20 per kg. rice to vulnerable sectors ...

The National Food Authority (NFA) in Occidental Mindoro has reassured the public that there is a sufficient supply of rice in ...

BENGALURU, India—Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep through the Indian subcontinent, providing relief from heat, irrigating the country’s farms and ...

About 1,000 residents in Mamburao town, Occidental Mindoro belonging to the vulnerable sector benefited from the government’s ...

of aging but good quality rice stocks of the National Food Authority (NFA ... Quezon), Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, ...

A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom ...

Filipino farmers are burdened by shrinking harvests and rising costs. And they speak of fields that no longer respond—even to ...

Does rice contain arsenic? Yes, here's how you can reduce the risk Food safety experts explain what to know about arsenic in rice, including how worried you should be and ways to reduce the risk.

Rice, often unfairly labeled as a carb-heavy food with minimal nutritional value, actually contains a significant amount of protein. Different varieti ...

The Department of Agriculture rolls out the ‘Benteng Bigas Meron Na’ (BBM) in the town of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro on June 10, 2021 following the announcement made by Secretary Francisco Tiu ...

Ben Rice caught the final two innings of Tuesday’s win over the Royals. But soon enough, Rice could begin getting occasional starts at catcher.