GINDIE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, Feb 15, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – SwarmFarm Robotics today announced it has raised a $12 million AUD Series A ($8.3 million USD) to develop and grow the Integrated Autonomy category in agriculture through the versatile SwarmBot platform and a breakthrough operating system network, SwarmConnect, that enables developers to create […]
MAJORITY OF PHILIPPINE banks are planning to ramp up lending to the agriculture sector in the next 12 months, a joint survey by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed. The inaugural 2021 Countryside Bank Survey (CBS) released on Thursday showed at least three-fourths (76%) of bank branches […]
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s declaration of support for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is premature pending the resolution of the agriculture industry remaining unresolved, a think tank said. Policy research group Focus on the Global South said that the RCEP agreement is awaiting the Senate’s concurrence, where the trade deal is being studied […]
TO FURTHER strengthen bilateral relations between the Philippines and Israel, the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) and the Israel Embassy explored possible areas of collaboration to advance economic development in the country. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss and Landbank president and chief executive officer Cecilia Borromeo in a meeting discussed Israel’s modern […]
THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) said it is collaborating with the government of Israel to share technology and best practices in agriculture and development financing. “LANDBANK continues to explore strategic partnerships to help advance national development. We look forward to collaborating …towards the adoption of innovative technology and approaches, especially in the agriculture […]
BUSINESS GROUPS said they expect tourism and agriculture to drive the economic recovery in 2023, with remittances providing a cushion against any possible external shocks. George T. Barcelon, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, said his organization is “cautiously optimistic” of the country’s economic performance this year. “Our economy will sustain a healthy pace […]
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said officials implicated in issuing the unauthorized order to import sugar last year have been cleared after an investigation, and called on the public to respect the Palace decision relieving them of liability. “The Executive Secretary has approved the decision and we have to respect that; the case went through […]
THE GOVERNMENT has constructed and rehabilitated more than 1,000 kilometers of roads from July to November this year, according to Malacañang, as the Marcos administration vowed to provide infrastructure for unhampered transport of goods in the countryside. In a statement, the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) said the Department of Public Works and Highways […]
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that the Philippines and France will explore possible areas of collaboration in agriculture. In a statement, the DA said that French Ambassador to the Philippines Michèle Boccoz expressed interest in farm mechanization, the development of the dairy industry, irrigation, and agricultural insurance as possible areas of cooperation. In 2017, […]
THE HOUSE minority bloc has called for an investigation on United States-funded biolaboratories of the agricultural department to ensure that these are not being used to advance geopolitical objectives. Three lawmakers filed on Tuesday House Joint Resolution No. 16, calling for an investigation on foreign-funded biolaboratories of the Department of Agriculture (DA), including an animal-disease […]
THE PHILIPPINE central bank has pushed for amendments to the Warehouse Receipts Law of 1912, in which warehouse receipts financing would help provide loans for Filipino farmers and agriculture-based micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). “Now, more than ever, we need to take a whole-of-society approach toward putting in place necessary and responsive elements that […]
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is set to sign a joint administrative order this month outlining a timetable for establishing a farm-to-market road (FMR) network, the Palace said in a statement on Tuesday. “The FMR order has been approved,” he was quoted as saying in the statement. “We already have a national timetable.” The order […]
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday said he is just finishing a “checklist” of things he wants to do in the agriculture department before appointing his replacement who will be able to function as a full-time secretary. “I have a timetable for that and certain things I want to achieve before leaving the department, […]
CULTIVATORS are in urgent need of relief from inflation as prices for inputs like fuel, feed, and fertilizer rise, economists and farm worker advocates said to mark World Food Day. Ayn G. Torres, an agriculture economist, said “quick courses of action have yet to be seen” in terms of helping the vulnerable in the agriculture […]
Former agriculture secretary Emmanuel “Manny” F. Piñol with National Security Adviser Clarita A. Carlos. — MANNYPIÑOL FACEBOOK PAGE FORMER agriculture secretary Emmanuel “Manny” F. Piñol on Thursday announced that he will be advising the national government on food security. The position was offered by National Security Adviser Clarita A. Carlos, Mr. Piñol said in a […]
A SENATE minority report on Tuesday cleared agriculture officials accused of usurping presidential powers when they ordered 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar imports last month amid rising prices and tight supply. “The 300,000 MT figure mentioned in Sugar Order No. 4 did not come from thin air but is based on facts, historical data […]
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday named a new Agriculture undersecretary, who previously headed the department, days after a controversy on sugar importation broke out. In a Facebook post, Mr. Marcos said he appointed Domingo F. Panganiban as Agriculture undersecretary. Mr. Panganiban served as agriculture secretary in 2001 under the administration of Joseph E. […]
AGRICULTURAL production continued to contract for a second straight quarter, mainly due to lower crops and fisheries output, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday. Read the full story.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PLS Plantations Berhad, a leading agrofood company in Malaysia, to conduct an in-depth study and put forward a proposal for the national food security programme. YBhg Dato’ Haslina Binti […]
Leading agricultural machines and equipment dealer Ada Manufacturing Corp. (ADAMCO) has successfully raised P1 billion via the issuance of notes supported by state-run Development Bank of the Philippines and Security Bank Corp. The proceeds of the fund raising activity via the issuance of five-year corporate notes arranged by GIV Capital Holdings Corp. will be used […]