There are 2.4 million rice farmers in the Philippines, but only over 50 percent have their own land, the Philippine Rice ...

MANILA, Philippines — The country has lost over one million metric tons (MT) of palay supply so far this year after farms were devastated by extreme weather conditions that included the El Niño ...

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said palay (unmilled rice) production likely declined this year due to the damage caused by El Niño-induced droughts and several strong typhoons. “We can ...