TYPHOON Pablo has so far claimed 82 lives and counting, and it is feared the toll will run in the hundreds. Thousands have lost their homes. Power and..

It is highly unlikely that the Aquino administration will achieve total rice self-sufficiency or zero imports under the Food Staples Sufficiency Prog..

The monthly average peso-dollar exchange rate continued to go down to 41.1222 in November from 41.4521 in October 2012.

The Philippine government`s target for rice self-sufficiency by 2013 is not achievable, according to a study commissioned by Philippine Institute for ..

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines` goal of rice self-sufficiency by 2013 is impractical and not feasible, according to a study by the Philippine I..

GOVERNMENT think tank òòò½´«Ã½ (òòò½´«Ã½) has poured cold water on the Department of Agriculture`s (DA`s) program to m..

A study commissioned by government think tank òòò½´«Ã½ showed the Agriculture Department’s target for rice self-..

Rice sufficiency target is unlikely to be achieved by the country, whether in 2013 or even through the course of the decade to 2020. In a recent stud..

The fruits and vegetables subsector shows great dynamism despite lack of government support compared to other subsectors within agriculture. To furthe..

Rice is recognized as the most politically sensitive agricultural product in the Philippines. Trade barriers in addition to import duties or tariffs w..

In line with its mandates of providing a common link between the government and research institutions and establishing a repository for socioeconomic..

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently conducted the second round of stakeholder consultations for a Philippine-European Union (EU) trade..

The country`s cacao and abaca fiber are expected to benefit from the RP-EU free trade agreement, a study revealed. Dr.Roehlando Briones, senior resear..

The government`s think tank òòò½´«Ã½ (òòò½´«Ã½) has revitalized the SocioEconomic Research Portal for the Philippines ..

The Philippines could considerably increase its exports of cacao to European chocolate makers with the forging of the proposed Philippines-Europe fre..