Philippines

Several people have asked about the youth program of UP Rural High School, one of the beneficiaries of the fundraising concert where Filipino Tenor, Mr. Lemuel Cuento (UPRHS Class’88) will perform. While there is much interest in Lemuel’s operatic singing, patrons are just as supportive of the youth program for agriculture. UP Rural High School under the leadership of Principal Greg Ardales… Read more

Around 300 bahay-kubo inspired kiosks will be welcoming gastronomic enthusiasts during the three-day Ilonggo Food Festival, starting January 24 as one of the events lined up for this year’s Dinagyang Festival. “We will showcase the craftsmanship of the people of Maasin (Iloilo),” said Phillipp Chua, chairman of the new and special events group that likewise handles the kiosk sales and… Read more

The following link will take you to INQUIRER.net: Poor nutrition blamed for dismal Philippine rank in reading, math, science literacyRead more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1198944/poor-nutrition-blamed-for-dismal-ph-rank#ixzz68LP8lGUk 7 December 2019 Read more

MANILA -- Filipino families can secure their food consumption without spending over their budget through farming, an expert said Thursday. “Let us make the nation realize what they can have from family farming, it adds to family resilience, and contributes to national security,” Venarica Papa, Assistant Professor of the College of Social Work and Community Development at the University… Read more

The following link will take you to INQUIRER.net: Dar’s agriculture targets can be achieved https://business.inquirer.net/283580/dars-agriculture-targets-can-be-achieved 18 November 2019 Read more

Preserving the natural landscape and biodiversity improves the sustainability of farm operations and, in turn, farmers’ incomes, the Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) said. “Biodiversity, the variety of life on Earth, provides the resources and supporting functions for farming and tourism. Thus, safeguarding biodiversity is essential to achieve sustainability in farm tourism for present… Read more

A visiting ranking official of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday led the launch of a new Food for Progress project focused on strengthening sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regulatory systems in the Philippines. USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney met with Philippine Agriculture Undersecretary Rodolfo Vicerra and Health… Read more

Today marks the return of the Department of Tourism Food and Travel Festival, ‘Kain Na.’ We are very excited for this year’s Kain Na,” said Tourism Undersecretary Edwin Enrile as he read the remarks of Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat. “Kain Na!, will not only showcase our richly diverse Filipino culinary heritage but also serve as a venue for business-to-business meetings in the… Read more

Filipina agriculture entrepreneur Cherrie Atilano joins 26 others as a high-level ambassador to the UN's Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, which seeks to eliminate all forms of malnutrition United Nations Secretary-General Antonió Guterres has appointed Filipina agriculture entrepreneur Cherrie Atilano as a high-level ambassador to the UN's Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, which… Read more

I must state that we should never waste time in attracting more of the youth to the agriculture sector, as the average age of our farmers is from 57 to 60 and most of them may retire in the next few years. And I believe that a big portion of our fisherfolk may also be in that age range. With aging farmers and fisherfolk, we cannot by any means attain and ensure the country’s food security… Read more