Locals say some effects of long-term mining include flash floods and the siltation of the sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"This is a tale of greed, elite impunity, and a system that lets billionaires turn rice fields into gold while farmers starve" IN THE Philippines, where ...

The nation deserves a rice system that feeds its people, not its dysfunction” NUEVA Ecija’s scorching fields, Mang Lito, a grizzled rice farmer, tears ...

Around 26,000 sacks of rice—estimated to be worth P38 million and allegedly smuggled from Pakistan and Vietnam—were seized ...

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said the country’s agricultural sector is anticipating to experience ...

Zinc deficiency is a contributing factor to stunting, which affects approximately 29.5% of Filipino children under five years old ...

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization will pilot a $200,000 (around P11.33 million) program to help rice farmers learn how to undertake sustainable mechanization business such as hire ...

When a co-worker found out I grew up in the Philippines, he could not stop enthusing about the parties Filipino Americans ...

China appears to have given the green light to GMO rice. In 2023, researchers reported the second harvest of an experimental, high-stature GMO rice. The crop's increased height may allow plants to ...