The Department of Agriculture is set to declare a food security emergency on Jan. 22, to address persistently high rice prices.

The Department of Agriculture is expected to declare a food security emergency on rice on January 22 amid surging prices of the staple.

MANILA, Philippines — The looming declaration of a national food emergency will “force” the high prices of rice down and will help the market...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) will declare a food security emergency to allow the National Food Authority (NFA) to sell rice buffer stock to...

Programs aimed at boosting rice farmers’ productivity should be accelerated by government agencies, President Marcos said, as cited by the...

Imported rice may be capped at P49 per kilo by March “if global prices remain stable,” the Department of Agriculture said.

The Federal Government has spent a total of N9.74bn on the procurement and distribution of food items as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of the...

The Department of Agriculture has capped imported rice at P58 per kilo in Metro Manila markets to help bring down prices. But what happens if this...

The Department of Agriculture has failed to meet its target on the declaration of a food security emergency as the agency still awaits the signed...

A rice price cap could be imposed if prevailing market prices do not go down, according to the Department of Agriculture.