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Coffee production in Sultan Kudarat is currently being enhanced under a government project.

In 2019, the project, “Enhancing Coffee Production in Sultan Kudarat” was approved for funding by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the

Unjust, unhealthy, and unsustainable.

These best describe the country’s food system in the “old normal” according to Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco, Jr., Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology, a collegial advisory body under the Department of Science and Technology.

Unjust, because both consumers and farmers have lost control of the food system. Input suppliers dictate the price of inputs, while traders dictate the price of outputs.

As a case in point,

The importance of women’s role in Philippine agriculture is steadily gaining attention and importance. It is vital that gender perspectives are incorporated in crafting policies and systems in the agriculture sector. This webinar, organized by the International Potato Center (CIP) in collaboration with the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and Climate Change, Agriculture, and

The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) recently provided 400 face masks to the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), its sister agency under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

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Gardening for food in the city where land and space are limited was once impossible to urban settlers. Now, urban gardening is gaining interest in the cities especially in Metro Manila.

This