The country may have lower rice imports and more robust local palay (unhusked rice) production this year, the Department of ...

The DA is now expecting palay production this year to settle at 19.3 million MT, about 3.8 percent lower than last year’s record harvest of 20.06 million MT. The DA’s latest palay or unmilled ...

The National Food Authority (NFA) has pledged to buy the palay (unhusked rice) of local farmers, Malacañang said Tuesday amid ...

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 farmgate prices, not just retail ...

and the elimination of re-bagging covering 20% of its total palay procurement, which is expected to save around P215.4 million in operational costs in 2026. The Department of Agriculture has been ...

to increase local palay production and reduce post-harvest losses. Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the loan from Jica, ranging from $200 million to $500 million, would support ...