Meanwhile, the agriculture department's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management operations center reports that production losses as of April 2 has reached P5.05 billion. MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the agricultural damage sustained from the weak El Ni&ntild..
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture to boost collaboration on agricultural trade and water security. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol met with his Hungarian count..
MANILA, Philippines — The Indonesian government is demanding for the Philippines to permanently lift the safeguards on the imports of coffee mixes in exchange for investments in the country. Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano said Indonesia has gone straight to President Duterte to..
The reaction to Japan leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has been predictable, offering nothing new. The Australian Government has said it's "extremely disappointed", while UK Secretary of State for the Environment Michael Gove tweeted that Britain would "contin..
To implement the Taiwan-Indonesia collaborative project of Modern Agriculture Demo Farm in Karawang (MADFK), the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture has sent a team comprising 30 farmers and officials to Taiwan for a 15-day long training Co-developed by the Indonesia Ministry of Agriculture, Karaw..
Planters in Bengal tea belt are expecting bright post winter high value first flush output for the consecutive second year due to prevailing favorable weather conditions. Entire tea belt in Bengal has taken submergence deep under chill. While the mercury at in TeraiNSE 0.00 % and Dooars tea..
RiceBIS Negros Agrarian Reform Cooperative (RiceBIS NARCO), Sitio Timawa Farming Association (STOFA) and Tison-Aida Farmers Association (TAFA) in Negros Occidental in the Philippines reached a number of stakeholders through the brown rice agro-enterprise day and feeding programme More than 800 st..
MANILA, Philippines — A bountiful onion harvest is expected in Bayambang, Pangasinan next year after the Department of Agriculture provided farmers with pesticides to avert another armyworm attack. Municipal agriculturist Artemio Buezon said red onions planted in October would be harv..
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s biggest banana companies are considering venturing into rice farming as the government continues to look for ways to boost supply of the country’s main staple. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the Philippine Banana Growers and ..
MANILA, Philippines — Local coconut oil millers are set to buy directly from copra farmers amid the continued drop in mill gate prices of the commodity. In a recent dialogue with Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, coconut oil millers agreed to buy copra from farmers at a mill gate..
MANILA, Philippines — The expansion of planting areas has improved the growth of some of the country’s top industrial crops in the third quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The top industrial crops are coconut, abaca, coffee, rubber, sugarcane and tobacco. ..
MANILA, Philippines — The National Irrigation Administration has opened the new P134-million irrigation system in Iloilo City in line with the government’s effort to cover more agricultural areas nationwide. The P133.85-million Sta. Barbara River irrigation system in Iloilo City will ..
US$70 million investment includes expansion of cooked poultry facility in Nakornratchasima and upgrade of aqua feed plant in Petchaburi Cargill is investing more than US$70 million in facilities in Thailand over the next two years to address the increase in global demand of seafood and poult..
JBA Risk Management (JBA), global leader in risk management, has launched a new India Crop catastrophe model for the insurance market JBA has collaborated with Chaucer through its platform in Singapore to develop a new probabilistic crop model for the Indian agriculture insurance market. The m..
With the availability of harvesting machines, farmers will be able to harvest crops in time to maintain high quality and command high prices. CHIANG RAI – The Commerce Ministries acting spokesman Buddhipongse Punnakanta said on Sunday that the Government will help provide farmers with ..
Farmers have challenged claims that the palm oil industry has brought prosperity to smallholders and reduced poverty, as millions still struggle to get land ownership documents and earn enough money to meet their basic needs. The chairman of the Bogor-based Oil Palm Smallholders Union, Mans..
Major buyers have been Benin, Indonesia, the Philippines, China and South Africa with orders still pending from the Philippines. BANGKOK – Director-General of the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) Adul Chotinisakorn has reported the value of Jasmine rice has risen significantly to 18,0..
The Maharashtra government has launched a website and an application for collectively analysing the rainfall, crop situation and underground water level using modern technology. Speaking after the inauguration of the website, Maha madat here on Friday, Rehabilitation and Relief Minister Chandraka..
By Bernadette Christina Munthe JAKARTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia's palm oil production likely rose in August from a month earlier and was at its highest level in at least four years as weather conditions helped cultivation, while exports saw a small dip, a Reuters survey showed. Output of t..
India has urged China to drop a years-long ban on rapeseed meal imports from the South Asian nation at a meeting with government officials and feedmakers as it aims to boost sales of critical farm goods amid growing US-China trade tensions. The meeting was held at India's embassy in Beijing o..
TEMPO.CO, Bogor - The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) director Budi Waseso said the rice stock is sufficient until July 2019 and no import is needed. “Based on calculations done by the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), police, and experts last night at 11 p.m, we don..
The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a proposal to increase minimum support price (MSP) of rabi crops for 2018-19 season. MSP is the price at which the government purchases crops from the farmers. The decision will help farmers earn an additional in..
Vientiane (VNA) - The Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos have issued a dispatch on suspending the import of pork, piglets and all pork products from China due to concerns about the spread of African hog cholera into the Southeast Asia country. The Lao Minis..
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Human Resources Counseling and Development Agency (BPPSDMP), is ready to produce graduates, with entrepreneurial orientation in agriculture. Ministry`s Head for Agricultural Human Resources Momon Rusmono re..
Singapore — Australia and Indonesia concluded negotiations for the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or IA-CEPA on Friday, which will allow Australian farmers to export 500,000 mt/year of tariff-free feed grains to Indonesia. Under the new agreement, Aust..
The Department of Agriculture (DA)’s TienDA marketing program, which was originally meant to directly link up farmers and fishers to consumers to scale down food prices while ensuring growers’ income, might yet prove to be a tourism boost. DA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol rais..
MANILA, Philippines — Despite the continuous arrival of rice imports, prices of the Filipino’s main staple remain in an upward streak for eight months now, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In its regular update on palay, rice and corn prices, PSA said the average wh..
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, August 18 (PIA) – Department of Science and Technology (DOST) region 10 invites graduating senior high school students to become a DOST scholar and apply for its scholarship program with deadline up to August 31, 2018. In Talakayan sa PIA, media forum on Augu..
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine agriculture barely grew in the second quarter of the year, although improvements in production were seen in the livestock and poultry subsectors, the government reported Wednesday, a day before the release of April-June economic output data. Agricultural pro..
MANILA, Philippines – The damage to agriculture and fisheries brought about by tropical storm Henry, severe tropical storm Inday and tropical depression Josie have reached P2 billion, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The values of the damage to rice, corn, cassava, high valu..
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The United States has eyed a wider market to export its agriculture products to Southeast Asia, with Indonesia as the hub, as it is the largest economy in the region, by sending an agriculture trade mission to Jakarta from July 16 to 19. "We are looking at all market ..
JAKARTA, July 11 (Reuters) - Indonesia’s trade minister said the country is scrapping plans to bring back an import tax on soybeans, ahead of a meeting to persuade U.S. officials to keep the Southeast Asian nation on a list of countries that receive preferential trade terms. Indonesia, whic..
MANILA, Philippines — State-run National Food Authority (NFA) is intensifying its monitoring of rice prices to ensure that subsidized rice goes directly to the marginalized sector as cheaper imported rice floods the market. This as NFA administrator Jason Aquino warned of alleged reports on..
MANILA, Philippines – To avoid further abnormal movement of prices in local markets, the Department of Agriculture (DA) set a suggested retail price (SRP) scheme for 8 agricultural products on Monday, June 25. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the department order covers only..
Reaching out to farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today showcased his government's "unprecedented" work in the agriculture sector, including doubling of the budget to Rs 2.12 lakh crore. Modi also reiterated that his government is working to double farm income by 2022. Contin..
The use of farm machinery is set to be increased in Thailand’s agricultural practices, according to the international experts. An exclusive interview forum for media to discuss the topic “Improving Efficiency in Crop Production – How New Technologies Support Farmers in Modern Cr..
Thailand wants to form a coalition with Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, all cassava-producing nations, to guarantee a stable price for the commodity and avoid future price wars, according to an article published yesterday in the Bangkok Post. The resulting bloc would be the largest cassava associati..
MANILA, June 19 (Reuters) - The Philippines' paddy rice output is expected to rise to meet 95-96 percent of the country's annual requirement by 2020, from 93 percent last year, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said on Tuesday. The latest forecast misses Piñol's own t..
The Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Ludmila Vorobieva recently had a meeting with Indonesia’s Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman, discussing agriculture trade between the two countries. Of the discussion, Ms Vorobieva offered Russian corn to Indonesia. However, Mr Sulaiman told med..
Indonesia must implement policies aimed at diversifying its staple foods and increasing fruit and vegetable consumption to ensure the right to food for all, a United Nations representative said. Data compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture shows that Indonesia will consume an estimated 33.8 ..
Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture is aiming for the country’s corn production to reach 33.13 million tonnes in 2025. This is a 40.5% increase from 2016’s production. To achieve this target, the ministry through its Agriculture Research and Development Agency will provide 40% (16,..
The Philippines said on Monday it will import up to 200,000 tonnes of sugar to fill a shortage in domestic supply that has fuelled a spike in prices. It is reported by Reuters. The Southeast Asian nation is not a regular sugar importer, but it usually buys from Thailand, the world's second..
VIENTIANE, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The contribution by agriculture to the Lao economy continued to decline in 2017, local daily Vientiane Times reported Thursday. According to a recent report from the Bank of the Lao PDR, the central bank of Laos, the agriculture sector saw only 2.8 percent growth in ..
Thousands of farmers across eight Indian states, mostly ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), began their 10-day protest last Friday to press demands such as farm loan waivers and higher prices for produce such as cereals, oilseeds and milk. The farmers have als..
The owners of ships engaged in illegal fishing in Indonesia could finally face criminal justice under proposed amendments to the country’s fisheries law, as the government seeks to foster a sustainable industry in one of the world’s richest fisheries. The bill of amendments submitted ..
A group of Cambodian farmers will travel to South Korea to study agricultural techniques and work as part of a programme backed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica). A total of 19 farmers have been chosen by the General Directorate of Agriculture to partake in the initiative, whi..
NEW DELHI: Amid estimates of record production of agricultural and horticultural produce this year, the Centre on Tuesday released a model act on contract farming and asked states to adopt it to save farmers from price volatility. The proposed model law - State/UT Agricultural Produce and Livesto..
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region IV-A has trained agricultural teachers, education program supervisors, department heads and principals from Department of Education’s (DepEd) school divisions of Quezon province on organic agriculture (OA) th..
MUKTSAR: A group of enterprising farmers in Muktsar have formed farming clubs to make agriculture more profitable by processing and marketing their produce. Now with the support from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard), 40 local farmers have come together under the..
BANGKOK – Academics in Thailand are urging the Thai Government to prioritize the protection of people’s health from the threat of chemical contamination and ensure a healthy environment in keeping with the county’s pledge to pursue Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The ..
Thailand and Chinese multinational Alibaba entered into a strategic partnership to drive the development of Thailand's digital economy and the Eastern Economic Corridor under the Thailand 4.0 policy, as well as developing smart tourism and Thai agricultural exports to China. Under this partne..
The Thailand government's rice stocks reached 18.7 million tons through various rice pledging schemes, which bought rice from farmers at prices 40% above market rates from 2011-14. The Thailand government called this its biggest rice auction to capitalize on higher demand as new supply wanes. ..
The international Trade Promotion Department of Thailand will soon have a project for improving business ties with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam ( CLMV). (written by Petchanet Pratruangkrai) Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Govt-programme-to-promote-trade-ties-in-Thailan..
Thailand would neither allow the import of genetically modified (GM) plants nor the registration of longan as a new plant variety in other countries if the Kingdom were to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Commerce Ministry clarified recently. (written by Petchanet pratruangkrai) S..
According to the Thai Rice Exporters Association, Thailand is the world’s top rice exporter in the first quarter of 2016 with 44 billion baht in value of exports. This is 23 % higher than the same period of 2015. It has been followed by India, Vietnam, Pakistan and the US. Source: ..
The permanent secretary of the Commerce Ministry of Thailand has said declared a reduction in the area of rice production to promote other non-rice crops and to stablize the price of rice and secure the income of farmers. Based on the data obtained from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technolog..
According to the permanent secretary of the Commerce Ministry of Thailand, the country has been setting up a plan to allocate a budget for building a “Rice Institute” to develop value-added products from Thai Rice. As a result of promoting the development of value-added products from ..
The recent drought induced a lower supply of rice for 2016 and has also driven high demand. In the upcoming third rice auction for this year, 51 rice traders had shown their interests, according to the director-general of the Foreign Trade Department of Thailand. The government will open further bid..
According to the Bank of Thailand, the farm employments registered lower income figure while non-farm employments in terms of tourism and manufacturing has accelerated the economy of the Southern Part of Thailand. http://agriculture.einnews.com/article/320980813/C4jzbqb903Tbr3tx (Written ..
The year (2016), Thailand agriculture sector has faced the largest impact from severe drought in terms of sharp decline in quantities of agricultural products. The shortages of these agricultural products led to increase in the prices of certain crops. https://www.scbeic.com/en/detail/product..
Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) projected that the weather pattern for this year which has late rainfall and below average amount will continue for the next two years, 2017. According to their forecast, the Northern and Western Region where the ma..
Thailand’s Government pleaded with Rice Farmers to grow drought resistant crops rather than rice to minimize the impact of drought in what they called “Water Economizing Agriculture”. Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/website_en/news/news_detail/WNEVN5810040010002, Sept..
Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives proposed eight potential measures that the different ministries will work together to help affected by drought farmers. Source: http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/agriculture-ministry-to-propose-eight-measures-to-help-drought-stricke..
Central Bureau of Statistics reported that during January-August 2015, Indonesia imported 2,385 tons of maize, an increase of 23% from 1,827 tons in the same period in 2014. Source: www://finance.detik.com/read/2015/09/25/081030/3027747/4/, 25 September 2015 Res..
To promote investment on beef cattle farming, the Minister of Agriculture will secure 350,000 ha of land located in Kalimantan, Merouke, and South East Sulawesi. Source: www://finance.detik.com/read/2015/09/18/134333/3022584/4, 18 September 2015 Researched and summari..
Thailand’s ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives have been planning to propose financial support to Thai Farmers. The criterion to be given this kind of support was based on a standard earning level. Those lower than this level will obtain financial support and those who do not meet this..
Thai rice export was expected to fall down this year due to the increased competition in the world market by several importing nations. The president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, agreed with the need for an institute to cope with this increased competition in the world rice exports. ..
Due to reduced import quota on beef, the price of beef has reached a record high of USD 10.3/kg. In response to this situation, retailers in Jakarta are striking and asking the government to relax beef import quota. Source: http://finance.detik.com/kanal/4/ekonomi-..
Corn production is predicted to reach a surplus of 3 million tons in 2015. To protect the interest of local corn farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture has temporarely banned corn imports. This policy has raised some concerns to importers since around 400,000 tons of corn is being shipp..
Thailand has been facing its record breaking drought in decades this year. The government prioritization goes to the crisis of public tap-water shortage by cutting the amount of irrigation water to farmlands. This severe drought has affected the farmers and induced the delay of planting in this y..
The Thailand government is planning to help the drought affected farmers by allocating ten million baht to create jobs for them. Source: http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/thai-govt-to-create-jobs-for-those-affected-by-drought/108218/, July 23, 2015 (Research and summarized..
Thailand’s Easterners and Southerners were reminded to watch out for potential floods after heavy downpour of July 16 to 20. Source: http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/east-south-warned-to-brace-for-floods-until-july-20/107486/, July 23, 2015 (Research and..
Recent rain pour has increased the water reserves in Northern, Northeastern and Central plains and some of the farmers got the chance to begin growing their delayed crops again. Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/631108, July 23, 2015 (Research and summarized ..
Prime Minister has repeated his plea to farmers to delay planting due to water shortage. Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/environment/597860/pm-repeats-rice-delay-plea (Researched and summerized by Dr. Kampanat Pensupar) ..
To cope with drought, the government will spend 51 million baht to dig underground wells. Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/environment/601192/govt-to-dig-drought-area-wells (Researched and summarized by Dr. Kampanat Pensupar) ..
The article features salient points of the Agriculture and Fisheries Mechanization Law (AfMech) Source: http://www.philstar.com/business/2013/09/09/1187881/afmech-spur-devt-farm-machines (Researched and summarized by Dr. Czeriza Valencia ..
Features consultation activities related to the crafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the AfMech Law Source: http://cagayandeoro.da.gov.ph/public-opinion-sought-on-afmech-law-implementation/ (Researched and summarized by Department of Agriculture) ..
Republic Act 10601 or the Agriculture and Fisheries Mechanization Act (AfMech) discussed the potential of creating more jobs in the countryside through the local farm machinery industry, as stipulated in the law. Source: http://www.manilatimes.net/farm-mechanization-to-create-new-jobs/4..
The article presented salient features of the amendments on the Fisheries Code as well as issues that will be considered in drafting the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) Source: http://www.philstar.com/business/2015/03/28/1438198/amended-fisheries-code-takes-effect-week ..
The article features the perceived disadvantages of the amendments of the Fisheries Code Source: http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/247-agriculture/86269-fishing-group-protests-fisheries-code-amendments (Researched and summarized by Dr. Rappler.com) ..
The article presented salient features of the amendments on the Fisheries Code which include penalties for fishermen who would break laws in other borders. Source: http://mindanaotimes.net/amended-fisheries-code-is-not-limited-to-phl-borders-lawyer/ (Researched and summari..
Discussed the salient features of the law and the implementation mechanisms Source: http://www.philembassy.no/news-item/aquino-signs-rural-farm-schools-act ..
Discussed the salient features of the law and the implementation mechanisms Source: http://aambis.com/project/press-release/rules-creating-rural-farm-schools-every-province-soon-be-okd (Researched and summarized by AAMBIS-OWA Party List) ..
The article features the objectivesof RA 10618 and highlighted select provinces in the country that adopted the rural farm schools Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/awareness-rural-farm-schools-in-communities/ (Researched and summarized by Manila Bulletin) ..
Core content : To stabilize supply and prices of the basic and strategic commodities, on June 15 2015, the government issued a decree on controlling storage and prices of the basic and strategic commodities. The decree regulates: (a) prohibition of private sectors to accumulate stock of..
President Aquino signed Executive Orders (EO) 180 and 179 which authorized the use of the P71 billion coconut levy funds. The article also highlighted salient points of the EOs Source: http://www.rappler.com/nation/87361-aquino-eo-coco-levy-funds, March 19, 2015 (Researach and sum..
President Aquino has issued an executive order that sets the administrative guidelines for the inventory and privatization of coco levy assets. Source: http://www.philstar.com/business/2015/03/20/1435410/p-noy-issues-eo-coco-levy-fund, March 20, 2015 (Research and summarized by Dr. D..
The news highlighted the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to grant the request of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to issue an entry of judgment on its decision in one of the coco levy cases. Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/391968/economy/agricultureandmining/govt-may-now..
The article highlighted the discussion during the Senate Agriculture and Food Committee Meeting on the crafting of law regarding the use of the controversial coconut levy funds. Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/focus/12/15/14/who-should-manage-p72-billion-coco-levy-fund, Dec. 15, 20..
To follow up the implementation of Food Law No.18/2012, the State Secretariat released the Government Regulation No.17/2015 on Food Security and Nutrition on 19 March 2015. Source: the State Secretariat, March 19, 2015 (Research and summarized by Dr. Tahlim Sudaryanto) ..
A US$ 50/ton of exported CPO will be used to finance palm oil development (CPO Supporting Fund, CSF). The fund will be managed by a special authority which is currently under assessment by the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of Indonesia. Source: Press release of the Coordinating..
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has officially released the new Strategic Plan of 2015-2019. The document will serve as an umbrela for formulating policy and programs for all work units within MoA and other stakeholders. Sources: Press release of the Ministry of Agric..
The Ministry of Trade has issued the permit to import 945,000 tons of raw sugar for the period of April-June 2015. The quantity of import permitted is larger than the quantity permitted during previous quarter to anticipate the higher demand during this coming ramadhan month in June 2015..
According to Presidential Decree No.5/2015, the government’s purchase price of rice has increased by 12.1 % from IDR 3,300/kg to IDR 3,700/kg (at the farmgate). Likewise, the price of dried rice has been increased by 10.7% from IDR 4,200/kg to IDR 4,650/kg at the BULOG (National Logistic..
Core content : Rice production in 2014 (preliminary estimate) is predicted to reach 70.83 million mt, or decrease by 0.63 compared to 2013 figure. The decline was due to a decrese in harvested area (0.30%) and a decrese in yield (0.33%) Sources : Press Release Central Bureau of ..
The 24th Meeting of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) in Bandung, Indonesia on 27 February 2015 concluded that member countries should control excess supply to reverse a downward trend of natural rubber price in the world market. Sources : Press Release Ministry o..