Rice farmers may soon be able to sell their newly harvested palay at a higher price. National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Larry Lacson said Thursday that the agency is verifying reports about ...

MANILA, Philippines — With the palay harvest season approaching amid the dry season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and National Food Authority (NFA) were urged to step up monitoring of ...

FARMERS should take advantage of current hot and dry weather to dry their palay (unmilled rice) harvests, the National Food Authority (NFA) said, as this would increase profits and also contribute to ...

PHOTO: LEILANI CHAVEZ FOR PCIJ SAN JOSE CITY — Rice miller Marivic Violago-Belen was on the stairs of her family’s home in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija when she closed a palay deal worth hundreds of ...