by ACE R. MORANDANTE
Planting Rice Is Never Fun. Now that rice prices almost double and rice supply continue to dwindle, militant farmers group Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas in Southern Mindanao agitate for increased NFA procurement of local rice and for government to dismantle existing rice cartel. More pictures here.
(davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
by DAVAO TODAY
A young woman frowns at the sight of surging prices of rice, a kilo of which costs only 24 pesos,…
by DAVAO TODAY
The US FDA defines aflatoxin as toxic compounds produced by certain strains of the aspergillus fungus; it is toxic and carcinogenic. Exposure to high level of aflatoxin, according to the DOST, produces acute necrosis or tissue death, as well as cirrhosis and carcinoma of the liver.
by DAVAO TODAY
The National Food Authority announced the February 8 arrival of some 283,000 bags of MV Thai Binh rice imports, 25…
by DAVAO TODAY
Tikoy! Cooked to golden-brown perfection. (davaotoday.com photo by Jonald Mahinay)
By CJ Kuizon | Davao Today
Tikoy is the star of the Chinese New Year feast. In fact, it is called the Chinese New Year pudding. The sweet cake — made from glutinous rice, wheat starch, lard, water, and sugar — should never be absent from the table as it symbolizes family unity and closeness.
by DAVAO TODAY
After seven years of patiently enduring the legal action brought against them by the Lapanday Agricultural and Development Corporation (Ladeco),…
by DAVAO TODAY
Safe food advocates have warned the public about buying vegetables, fruits and other food products in the market that leave the body with a killing-me-softly effect. The warning came during a gathering of organic producers and environmentalists here Tuesday, in time for the global celebration of the World Food Day.
by IBON MEDIA
Exports of Philippine-grown bananas and pineapples, most of them from the Davao region and other parts of Mindanao, may increase with the implementation of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), but it will benefit agribusiness transnational corporations and not Filipino growers, according to independent think-tank Ibon Foundation.
by DAVAO TODAY
The government is working on five bagsakan centers in the Davao Region where the Department of Agriculture (DA) is infusing five million pesos to fund the project. These centers will have cold storage and other facilities to handle food and crops from farmers.