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No rice subsidies, cash assistance for El Niño-stricken local food producers – KMP

By ZYSA MEI ELLORAN Bulatlat.com MANILA – The farmers are hungry. This is the sentiment of Filipino farmers as they continue to call for government support having suffered the worst impacts of the El Niño phenomenon, resulting in heavy losses in their livelihood. “Farmers need an urgent and concrete response from the government. Farmers need… The post No rice subsidies, cash assistance for El Niño-stricken local food producers – KMP appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsMar 30th, 2024

Farmers, fishers demand immediate relief for El Niño impacts

“NFA should release the rice from warehouses and distribute it to farmers and fishermen who lost their income due to El Niño instead of making a profit and selling to private traders. Many are already complaining of hunger and loss, so the distribution of aid and compensation should be stepped up." The post Farmers, fishers demand immediate relief for El Niño impacts appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsApr 5th, 2024

2,000 Cebu farmers benefit from NIA’s irrigation system

An areal view of farmers tending their crops. | Photo from NIA-7 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of Cebu farmers benefitted from existing irrigation systems of the NIA or National Irrigation Administration the agency’s regional office said. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama recently declared a “state of calamity” in some mountain barangays in the city.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 4th, 2024

Understanding the Demands of Indian Farmers in Crop Prices: The Daily Guardia

Title: Indian Farmers March Towards Capital Demanding for Guaranteed Crop Prices In a powerful display of unity, tens of thousands of Indian farmers have embarked.....»»

Category: newsSource:  thedailyguardianRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

37 years since Mendiola Massacre, violence against farmers continues

“There is still no justice up until today. There is still no genuine land reform. Landlessness remains a fundamental problem for our Filipino farmers and no program addresses these problems." The post 37 years since Mendiola Massacre, violence against farmers continues appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsFeb 1st, 2024

Tartaria farmers defend their land, resist entry of armed goons

At least 60 armed personnel have been reportedly building fences in the farmlands of barangay Tartaria, Silang, Cavite since April 16, prompting farmers to defend their community. The post Tartaria farmers defend their land, resist entry of armed goons appeared first on Bulatlat......»»

Category: newsSource:  bulatlatRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

DAR turns Samar rice farmers’ dream into reality

Barobaybay Farmers Association (BFA) is an organization of 62 rice farmers, 55 of them are agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), in remote Barangay Barobaybay of Calbiga, Samar who had long been wanting to own farm machineries to make farming easy for them......»»

Category: newsSource:  samarnewsRelated NewsFeb 5th, 2024

Hello Apple Home Robots – The Daily Guardia

Apple, the tech giant known for its groundbreaking innovations in consumer electronics, is now reportedly delving into the world of household robotics. The company is.....»»

Category: newsSource:  thedailyguardianRelated NewsApr 5th, 2024

Commercial US spaceship lands on moon

A Houston-based company has landed America’s first spaceship on the Moon in more than 50 years, part of a new fleet of NASA-funded, uncrewed commercial robots intended to pave the way for astronaut missions later this decade. But while flight controllers confirmed they had received a faint signal, it was not immediately clear whether Odysseus,.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Will AI mean the death of music, or herald a new era of creativity?

Recent groundbreaking advances in generative AI have robots now making music as digital pop stars, which are causing divided opinions in the industry.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

P12 billion cash aid to rice farmers fully distributed by June – Department of Agriculture

The Department of Agriculture (DA) targets to complete the distribution of P12.09 billion cash assistance to nearly 2.4 million rice farmers by the end of the first half after the program was hindered by last year’s election ban......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 18th, 2024

Samar farmers visit Leyte farm

The educational tour of Buenavista Integrated Farmers Association (BIFA) is part of the learning sessions under Farm Business School (FBS) being conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to teach the participants the process of benchmarking......»»

Category: newsSource:  samarnewsRelated NewsFeb 18th, 2024

Davao cacao council eyes projects to up farmers’ income

THE chairperson of the Davao Region Cacao Industry Development Council (DRCIDC) shared that they are preparing projects to increase the farmers’ income with the help of Mennonite Economic Development Associates (Meda)......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 20th, 2024

Farmers want tariffication review, cool to rice SRP

Farmers in Central Luzon, considered as the rice granary of the Philippines, are calling for the abolition or review of the Rice Tariffication Law......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 10th, 2024

‘Probe past NFA admins’ billion-peso palay sales’

Farmers’ group Federation of Free Farmers national manager Raul Montemayor asked Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. to include in the ongoing probe on the National Food Authority (NFA)’s questionable rice sale to some traders the alleged billions of pesos worth of fresh palay sold during previous administrations......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 3rd, 2024

Completion of land distribution eyed

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. aims to distribute additional land titles to eligible farmers before the end of his administration, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing the welfare of Filipino farmers......»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 8th, 2024

Updated farmers’ registry to exclude farm workers – DA

Farm workers will be excluded from the government’s official registry of farmers nationwide as the Department of Agriculture undertakes cleansing of the list, a DA official announced yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Farmers’ group seeks distribution of public lands

The Federation of Free Farmers yesterday urged President Marcos to apply the principles of agrarian reform on public lands and distribute all agricultural areas held or owned by the government......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

Ilocos farmers get P28.4 million aid amid El Niño

Farmers in La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and Pangasinan have received agricultural supplies worth P28.4 million from the Department of Agriculture to mitigate the effects of El Niño......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 14th, 2024

Samar mayor acknowledges DAR’s continued support to farmers

Jiabong mayor Julie Cereno expressed gratitude to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for continuously supporting the farmers by providing them with various assistance......»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024