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Santo Domingo: National Commission for the Defense of Competition has issued the following news release: The president of the Pro-Competencia Board of Directors, Maria Elena Vasquez Taveras, indicated that the [...]

Senator Cynthia Villar thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday after the latter signed Republic Act 12078, that amends the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), which further provides protection of local [...]

With La Nina expected to arrive in the country in the third quarter, the government must shore up its rice buffer stock to last for 15 to 30 days, according [...]

THE Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) and the Rice Competitive Enhancement Fund (RCEF) did not significantly improve the country's rice productivity, according to the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Development (CPBRD). [...]

STATE-RUN Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has distributed P8.3 billion in cash assistance to rice farmers as of 2023 under the P12-billion Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) program. At [...]

Enacted in 2019 under Republic Act (RA) No. 11203, the RTL lifted quantitative restrictions on rice and introduced tariffs to protect local rice producers. The RTL ensures that farmers directly [...]

Enacted in 2019 under Republic Act (RA) No. 11203, the RTL lifted quantitative restrictions on rice and introduced tariffs to protect local rice producers. The RTL ensures that farmers directly [...]

(INQUIRER FILE PHOTO/EDWIN BACASMAS) MANILA, Philippines --- President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' R. Marcos Jr.'s move to certify as urgent the amendments to Republic Act No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law [...]

MANILA, Philippines --- A lawmaker has allayed fears that the National Food Authority (NFA) will be riddled with corruption once it is allowed to sell rice again, saying that amendments [...]

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. supports the proposed extension of the Rice Tariffication Law subject to modifications that will ensure optimum impact on modernizing agriculture, enhancing farm productivity [...]

NEW DELHI, India -- The following information was released by the Government of India: Government of India decides to start retail sale of rice to consumers under brand 'Bharat Rice' [...]

The Rice Tariffication Law (RTL)-Republic Act 11203-was signed in 2019 to bring down the price of rice and help farmers who would be hurt by the removal of quantitative restrictions [...]

The mounting rice prices in the Philippines are a matter of national concern, impacting not just the dinner tables but also the wider socioeconomic fabric of the country. The nefarious [...]

To keep the media, consumers, and entrepreneurs updated on fair trade laws, including Executive Order No. 39 (EO 39), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Bukidnon held early [...]

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Sunday said he has high hopes that Republic Act (RA) No. 11953, or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, would contribute immensely to the attainment [...]

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released last month a report on the country's crops production from 2017 to 2021, which indicated that palay production rose by an average annual rate [...]

The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization said it will focus on providing rice millers and other postharvest facilities to farmer-beneficiaries during the remaining years of the rice competitiveness [...]

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) presents the following brief to explain the urgent need for major revisions in Republic Act No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). 1. [...]

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on Thursday urged President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' R. Marcos Jr. to prioritize the review and amendment of the rice trade liberalization (RTL) law to pave [...]

The Bayanihan sa Agrikultura coalition on Thursday said the incoming administration's promise of P20 per kilogram of rice would only be attained through massive government subsidy and repeal of the [...]

A total of 770 rice farmers from Sta Maria, Isabela who till less than two hectares of riceland recently received the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) from the Department of [...]

Byline: Henry Lyimo THE government is keen to adopt policy measures that will boost rice production to sustain self sufficiency of the food and commercial crop and meet growing demand [...]

A farmers' group has called on the government to create a web site that would detail how the annual P10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) is being used. Magsasaka at [...]

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- The following information was released by the Government of Vietnam: Nguyen made the statement in response to the information that Thailand and Viet Nam [...]

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman approved the release of the Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) amounting to P8,053,474,140 to the Department of Agriculture (DA) [...]

2023 JAN 6 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Science Letter -- Current study results on plant science have been published. According to news originating from Hangzhou, [...]

State-owned lenders Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) have facilitated the distribution of over P8.2 billion in aid for farmers, as part [...]

In the first three years of its implementation, the law liberalizing rice trading has earned a total of P46.6 billion in rice import duties, which directly benefited palay farmers through [...]

Three years since the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), the Department of Agriculture (DA) continues to achieve major accomplishments in flagship programs for the rice sector, owing to [...]

The Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) has brought down the retail cost of the staple by up to P7 per kilo and could even reduce the number of hungry and malnourished [...]

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez highlighted the positive impact of the gamechanging Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) on the agriculture sector during the Philippine Economic Briefing held on April 5, 2022 at [...]

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday vowed to disburse the remaining P20 billion of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) after questions on the department's spending of the six-year [...]

THE Department of Agriculture reported increased production on rice farmers, thanks to the agencys intensified mechanization program provided by the Rice Tariffication Laws Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). As of [...]

Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar led the distribution of P303 million worth of agricultural interventions to farmers in Caraga Region on Tuesday, December 7, in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. Secretary [...]

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) joined the Department of Agriculture (DA) in distributing cash grants to rice farmers during the program kick-off of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice [...]

A total of P345.6 million will be released to 68,179 rice farmers from the first and second districts of Zamboanga City under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance [...]

Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the distribution of P5,000 cash assistance to Cordillera rice farmers in a simple program in Baguio City on Thursday (Oct. 28). A component of the [...]

TWO years after the enactment of the Rice Trade Liberalization (RTL) law, the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) has delivered 50 percent of its machine distribution target [...]

The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is seeking policy interventions for some food production areas that have made significant contributions in supplying food for locked-down urban areas, a move that may [...]

FOLLOWING a 1.41-percent increase in palay output in the first half, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is confident that its full-year production target of a record 20.34 million [...]

CITING the urgency of helping our farmers due to the crippling effects of the Covid pandemic, Senator Cynthia Villar remains confident President Rodrigo Duterte would sign into law the Cash [...]

Since the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) or Republic Act No. 11203 was signed two years ago, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank)in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA)has [...]

The Technical Education and Skill Development Authority (TESDA) inspected the Villar Sipag Farm School in Barangay Communal, Davao City as part of TESDAs main thrust in developing the agricultural sector [...]

On the second year of Rice Tarification Law (RTL), Sen. Cynthia A. Villar extolled that the implementing agencies of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) continue to deliver their commitment [...]

Armed with much-needed support like free seeds, farm machinery and training, and low-interest loans at least two million rice farmers are now reaping and enjoying the initial benefits under the [...]

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 29 -- Islamabad: As the fight for the ownership and brand of Basmati rice between New Delhi and Islamabad continue in the European Union (EU), interestingly the commodity [...]