US Agriculture dep鈥檛 fires 70 foreign researchers
WASHINGTON 鈥 The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it has fired 70 foreign contract researchers after a national security review intended to secure...
Nestl茅 to help restore parts of Brazil cocoa, coffee regions
SAO PAULO 鈥斅 Nestl茅 said it will undertake environmental restoration projects in partnership with reforestation startup re.green and chocolatier Barry Callebaut in Brazil, seeking...
Captive breeding program being readied for tamban
THE National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) at the Department of Agriculture announced a captive breeding program for Bali sardinella (Sardinella lemuru), also...
Agricultural trade deficit narrows 16.8% in May
THE DEFICIT in the agricultural goods trade in May fell 16.8% year on year to $1.02 billion, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Agricultural...
US coffee, orange juice prices could surge if Trump鈥檚 Brazil tariffs stick
LONDON/NEW YORK 鈥 US consumers face sharp price rises on food staples like coffee and orange juice if the Trump administration sticks to its...
Marcos says tech critical to attracting younger farmers
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said advanced technology will be key to attracting the young to take up careers in agriculture, which he hopes...
Coffee, sugar put forward for possible RCEF-type support
THE Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. (PCAFI) asked the 20th Congress to pass legislation that will boost coffee and sugar production, using...
Indonesia offers to cut duties on US goods, purchase $500 million of wheat in...
JAKARTA 鈥 Indonesia has offered to cut duties on key imports from the US to 鈥渘ear zero鈥 and to buy $500 million worth of...
September seen as crunch time to resume Brazil chicken imports
THE Meat Importers and Traders Association (MITA) has asked the government to fast-track the lifting of the import ban on Brazilian poultry after that...
Los Ba帽os laboratory upgraded to increase high-yield planting materials output
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it rehabilitated a tissue culture laboratory in Los Ba帽os, which specializes in high-yielding planting materials.
The upgraded lab houses...
Japan private-sector rice imports soar in May
TOKYO 鈥 Japan鈥檚 private-sector rice imports rocketed higher in May as the country grapples with supply shortages that have become a major headache for...
Nigeria鈥檚 Dangote aims to end Africa鈥檚 fertilizer imports
LAGOS 鈥 Africa will be self-sufficient in fertilizer within 40 months, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote said Friday, in the wake of a planned expansion...