The Philippines has secured its largest-ever loan from the World Bank, with the Washington-based multilateral lender approving $1 billion on Friday, March 27. This funding will support the Philippines Sustainable Agricultural Transformation Project (PSAT), which will be implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and is expected to benefit at least five million farmers nationwide. PSAT aims to boost agricultural productivity, promote diversification, and enhance the cli

Philippines Congress is likely to consider a request from the government to double the crop insurance subsidy it pays to the country's...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is securing a $70-million insurance fund with support from the World Bank to...

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized a seminar titled "Fostering Resilience: Engaging the Private Sector in Agriculture Insurance"...

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The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) secretary-general Chuchat Pramulpol and the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE)...

The farmer from the surf town of San Juan, La Union province in northern Philippines has spent most of his life under the sun, working...