Despite the harsh realities of El Niño and its impact on harvests, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) remains a strong ally of the nation’s rice farmers. IMAGE CREDIT: https://pia.gov.ph/ As of April 30, 2024, LANDBANK has already released a total of PHP2.5 billion in loans through the Expanded Rice Credit Assistance under the […]
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), a state-owned financial institution, is intensifying its efforts to support the present administration’s strategic initiatives for food security. According to Michael O. de Jesus, President and Chief Executive Officer of DBP, this includes launching a lending program aimed at revitalizing the local hog industry. Photo above shows DBP […]
In this archipelagic province located in the Mimaropa region, where local small-scale poultry farms struggle to meet egg production demands, reliance on imported chicken eggs is crucial to fulfilling the daily needs of consumers, restaurants, and local businesses. Tierra del Sur Farms, Inc. is now able to produce over 250,000 eggs daily, distributed in the […]
LANDBANK loan helps retired police officer expand his poultry business The man pictured above is not a cock-fighting aficionado; rather, he is a police officer turned successful poultry owner. Meet Ritchie Tenegra, a dedicated cop who has vowed to ‘serve and protect’ his community for 25 years. Now retired, he has eventually shifted his focus […]
Drone tech to boost PH agricultural competitiveness The exponential growth of the global agritech market, expected to surpass US$ 46,372.5 million by 2030 with a compound annual growth rate of 17.3%, underscores the pivotal role that digitalization in sectors like agriculture plays in economic development. Key stakeholders and thought leaders recently gathered to address the […]
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), an organization under the auspices of UNESCO, announced the launch of the “Compute for Climate Fellowship,” a program that is aimed at helping elevate global startups by creating solutions to address one of six areas of the climate crisis. These areas […]
