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MANILA –  More than 1 000 government and forestry and natural resources officials, and  representatives of international and non-government organizations and forest industries from over 30 countries are expected to gather at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga from 22 to 26 February for Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016. Spearheaded by the...

AKLAN –  In response to the serious threat of coconut pests to the recovery of coconut plantations in Western Visayas, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) launched the first mobile coconut pest clinic in the region. The invasive species...

Manila – Rice farmers in Central Luzon whose livelihoods were severely affected by two successive typhoons in the last quarter of 2015 have much to look forward to as 2016 begins. Through the partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Agriculture...

Manila – As efforts are sustained to hit the 2016 target for raising farm mechanization levels in the Philippines, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) emphasizes the need to strengthen human resource capacities to ensure that investments are maximized. Since 2010, the Department of Agriculture has been...

Manila – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has recently convened members of the donor community as part of its efforts to mobilize resources to fund the implementation of a six-year strategic framework for Mindanao’s agriculture sector. The Mindanao Strategic Programme for Agriculture and Agribusiness (MSPAA), which...