MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has denied claims that at least three Nueva Ecija farmers took their own lives due to low palay prices but has asked the National Bureau ...

MANILA, Philippines — A farmers group on Wednesday said that the low import tariffs should be blamed for the decline in palay prices during the dry season harvest. The Federation of Free Farmers ...

Palace says NFA Nueva Ecija has started buying palay from farmers but some have to wait as it is the peak season MANILA, Philippines – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu ...

MANILA, Philippines — With the palay harvest season approaching amid the dry season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and National Food Authority (NFA) were urged to step up monitoring of ...

In its monthly report, the NFA said it procured 14,101 MT of palay from local farmers in January, about 781 percent higher ...

DRYING TIME Wet harvested crops such as palay and corn are dried along the concrete road in District 3, Gamu, Isabela, on Nov ...

Rice farmers may soon be able to sell their newly harvested palay at a higher price. National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Larry Lacson said Thursday that the agency is verifying reports about ...