Prices of commercial rice were monitored to be decreasing contrary to reports that rice prices have gone up. NFA Administrator Renan Dalisay, during actual inspection of rice sold in public markets in General Santos City sourced from Surala, South Cotabato today, observed that rice prices in the area were recorded

The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (OPAFSAM) and the National Food Authority (NFA) on Wednesday seized P15 million worth of illegally imported rice as part of a continuing effort to ensure food security in the country. Food Security Secretary Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and NFA

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has adopted several measures to mitigate the impact of the current El Niño. These include the implementation of the Quick Turn Around Scheme, which promoted the planting of the 2015 first crop immediately after the harvest of 2014 second crop; adaptation of water saving technologies;

Consumers will benefit from the continued decline of prices of commercial in the market as they get more value for their money. Prices of commercial rice started to decline first week of February based on the data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for both regular and well milled rice.

As Super Typhoon Maysak or Chedeng threatens to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this week, Office of the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (OPAFSAM) and National Food Authority (NFA) assured the public that there is sufficient stocks in its warehouses especially in areas along its

The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (OPAFSAM) and the Philippine Coconut Authority last Thursday bolstered their commitment to move forward from coconut production to promoting farming enterprises in the recently concluded National Investment Summit for Coconut-based Farm Enterprises held in the Asian Institute of

President Benigno Aguino signed on Wednesday, 18 March 2015, Executive Order 180 granting the utilization of the coco levy funds for the benefit of the coconut farmers, in a major milestone marking the end of the 40-year struggle for the coco levy. “The nation’s coconut farmers are among the poorest.

The National Food Authority Council approves in a special meeting on March 3, 2015 the awarding of contract for the supply of 250,000 MT of long grain white rice 25% brokens, and 250,000 MT 15% brokens, to Thailand and Vietnam, respectively. The awarding is based on the Government-to-Government Procurement held

In May 2014, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) provided an estimate of 1.1 million coconut trees infested by Coconut Scale Insect Infestation. Based on the May data, treatment of 1.3M trees was contracted to a Service Provider in June 2014. Subsequent validations brought the total infested coconut trees in CALABARZON