Pangilinan: Gov’t must ensure farmers will benefit from rice tariffication law

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 08:27:57 +0000

Pangilinan: Gov't must ensure farmers will benefit from rice tariffication law

Senator Francis Pangilinan urged the full implementation of the rice tarrification law to benefit local farmers.

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Negros farmers bearing red hearts call on Duterte to distribute land

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 06:45:41 +0000

Negros farmers bearing red hearts call on Duterte to distribute land

About 100 landless farmers gathered in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to call on President Duterte to order the distribution of land to beneficiaries.

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Needle-in-strawberry scare spreads across Australia

Needle-in-strawberry scare spreads across Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — Public fears about sewing needles concealed inside strawberries on supermarket shelves have spread across Australia and New Zealand as growers turn to metal detectors and the Australian government launched an investigation to restore public confidence in the popular fruit.

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Farmers groan over plunge in coco prices; seek probe

An alliance of coconut farmer organizations in the country is seeking urgent government intervention to help farmers stem the plunging price of coconut, which, they said, has caused added sufferings on their livelihood that is already hurt by the rising prices of goods.

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Villar pushes for agriculture course buildup in provinces

Villar pushes for agriculture course buildup in provinces

PAGADIAN CITY – Senator Cynthia Villar on Saturday pushed for the promotion of agricultural courses in the provinces as a way of upgrading the situation of farmers and to assure food security in the country.

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