Some women farmers suggest President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can achieve his desired “rice self-sufficiency” within four years by completely scrapping the Rice Liberalization Law and replacing it with a law …
An agricultural group has pledged to buy rice at a premium to help farmers amid rising planting costs. This is when the Agricultural Industry Association (SINAG) and the National Food …
Rice watchdog group “Bantay Bigas” urges the government to give rice farmers direct subsidies to help them cope with increased palay production costs. “Nanawagan tayo ng at least 15,000 pesos …
The price of palay is low in some provinces – something that groups point to in the plentiful and cheap imported rice. According to the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (sinag) …
Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) blamed the implementation of the Rice Tarrification Law, which allowed unlimited importation of rice for the continuous decline of palay prices. Reports said farmgate prices …