PRESS RELEASE- The National Sectoral Committee on Rice and Other Food Staples (NSC on Rice) called for a special meeting on July 21, 2025, to address the urgent issue of declining palay prices, during which members recommended revisiting and revising the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). Among the key proposals are reinstating the rice import tariff continue reading…
The National Sectoral Committee on Rice and Other Staples held its second-quarter regular meeting on May 28, 2025, via Zoom, addressing critical issues and updates on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) programs and projects in the rice industry. The discussions focused on the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) phase 2.0 rollout, advancements in irrigation and continue reading…
In the special meeting of the National Sectoral Committee (NSC) on Rice and Other Food Staples on March 11, 2024, the private sectors highlighted the importance of proper project monitoring and convergence among the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) rice-related offices continue reading…
With the possible impact of the El Niño Phenomenon in the country, the National Sectoral Committee on Rice (NSC on Rice) discussed the climate outlook from August 2023 to January 2024 for potential dry conditions, dry spell and drought in the country and possible mitigation plans on July 31, 2023. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical continue reading…
With the endorsement of the National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF Council) of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Plan and Budget Proposal (PBP) on April 25, 2023, private sector members of the Council highlighted the importance of new innovations and approaches to be integrated into the proposal to enhance the competitiveness continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 6 May 2020 The Department of Agriculture (DA) is taking the necessary steps to boost domestic food production and attain higher levels of food sufficiency in the coming months after a slight decline in the first quarter (Q1) of the year. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported today that the continue reading…
UPDATED– The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced the agreed suggested retail prices (SRP) of fresh agriculture and fisheries commodities in Metro Manila market on June 22 in Quezon City. Led by Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol together with the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ Advisory Special Bodies, other industry stakeholders, and concerned government offices, the continue reading…
