MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno S. Aquino recently instructed the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to allot at least two percent of the DA’s annual budget for national organic agriculture program. Read the rest of this entry »
Gov’t allots P1.2B for organic agri program
November 20, 2011
Organic farming gets budgetary support
November 9, 2011
President Benigno Aquino III has directed the Department of Agriculture to ensure that two percent of its annual budget is allocated for organic farming projects. That means organic farming is assured of a P600-million share in the department’s P30 billion budget for the year. Read the rest of this entry »
Summit to push for organic farming
November 7, 2011
Natural and organic farming in the country is expected to get a big boost with the holding of the 8th National Organic Agriculture Conference (NOAC) in Tarlac City from November 9 to 11, where about 800 organic farming practitioners, advocates and enthusiasts from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao are set to meet and exchange ideas. Read the rest of this entry »
Organic advocates voice concern for ‘natural’ food
March 8, 2011
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The debate between natural and organic products has risen in recent years with the increased popularity of organic products. Read the rest of this entry »
Only 10% of farmers into organic farming
February 9, 2011
SAMAL, Bataan: About 90 percent of the total number of farmers in the country is still dependent on the expensive imported inorganic fertilizers with only a little over 10 percent practicing organic farming, a leader of a nongovernmental organization said over the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Export potential seen for Phl herbal products
February 7, 2011
MANILA, Philippines - Visit a Health Express store and you will find six herbal products there with labels that Filipinos from remote provincial areas might readily understand. Read the rest of this entry »
Organic farm growers submit road map
February 2, 2011
THE Organic Producers and Trade Association Philippines Inc. (OPTA) on Tuesday presented to the Department of Agriculture a roadmap for organic agriculture for the next three to five years. Read the rest of this entry »
DA to commercialize organic pesticide for banana
December 22, 2010
THE Department of Agriculture plans to commercialize an organic pesticide for bananas to help prolong the shelf-life of the fruits during transit to overseas markets. Read the rest of this entry »
Taking organic a step higher
October 25, 2010
Mounting health concerns over the widespread use of chemical-based pesticides and fertilizers, along with the increasing preference for healthier food through more sound growing practices, underscore the need to further promote the same in the local agricultural scene. Read the rest of this entry »
Going organic
October 9, 2010
Not too many are familiar with AANI, the acronym for Agri-Aqua Network International Inc. which started in the country fifteen years ago primarily to disseminate agricultural and aqua culture technology. This is the organization that is now actively promoting organic farming in the Philippines, supplying our small and medium farm enterprises with the technology needed to produce chemical-free farm products. Read the rest of this entry »
