Rice feeds half the global population, but for many farmers, growing the grain feels like a high-stakes gamble. One in five sacks is lost to threats including pests, crop disease and extreme weather.

Just a grain away, Philippines wins silver in World’s Best Rice award. (Photo by Department of Agriculture) The Philippines’ ...

Public school teachers and non-teaching personnel can now access rice at PHP20 per kilogram under the Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na program, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced Friday. The ...

Reporting from Bulacan, Philippines — The Philippines has long touted the idea of self-sufficiency in rice, an essential staple here at the heart of every breakfast, lunch and dinner. But rice growers ...

Rice and other harvests in the Philippines were damaged earlier this month, when typhoons Kalmaegi and Fung-Wong struck the country within days and left a trail of destruction and deaths.

As of 2022 alone, Filipinos were eating 2.3 million metric tons more rice than the country produced—an 18% shortfall that has ...

IN a milestone that underscores the country’s strides in agricultural innovation, the Philippine Rice Information System ...

Rice and other harvests in the Philippines were damaged earlier this month, when typhoons Kalmaegi and Fung-Wong struck the country within days and left a trail of destruction and deaths.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is extending the subsidized rice program to public school teachers and nonteaching ...

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