30 years of oil palm industry “promise” broken, says groups
The palm oil industry has “broken its promise” for 30 years of being in the Philippines, said groups in a statement after they recently held an oil palm conference here.
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) lamented that local rice farmers will be the first to feel the brunt of the effects of massive rice importation.FILE PHOTO.
Dry spell to affect 11,000 Davao City farmers
Should the long dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon continue, it will affect at least 7,000 hectares of crops and 11,000 farmers in the city, the City agriculturist here said.
Gov’t eyes “better-shaped” Mindanao this year; critics say development only for corporations
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) exspressed optimism of a “better-shaped” Mindanao this year based on the island's remarkable economic growth last year.
Mindanao eyed in 300,000-hectare oil palm expansion
The Philippine Palm Oil Development Council wants government to support its road map of developing 300,000 hectares for oil palm in the next ten years with Mindanao as a main investment area.
Banana packing plant workers hit non-payment of overtime work
“When we complained, they told us that every company has its own policies,” he said
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