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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — It’s one small step for Thailand, one giant leap for Southeast Asia’s smelliest fruit. Thailand plans to shoot durian into orbit to test its durability in a project that could see the staple “king of fruits” consumed in zero-gravity conditions. “In the future we want astronauts to be able to eat Thai food,” said a spokesperson for Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA). “We want to see whether […]
(Eagle News) — The National Food Authority on Monday, May 28, said the prices of its imported rice that will be delivered to markets by June 5 will remain unchanged. In an interview over Radyo Agila, NFA spokesperson Rex Estoperez said the P27 up to P32 per kilo price range was in compliance with a directive from President Rodrigo Duterte. He made the statement amid the rising prices in commodities which critics attribute to the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Trade and Industry on Monday, May 28, urged the public to avail of basic goods and commodities in grocery stores and supermarkets. In an interview over Radyo Agila, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said these establishments, after all, sell these goods at the suggested retail prices (SRPs) set by the agency. Lopez said this was based on the reports provided by DTI personnel who were deployed to those stores to monitor the prices […]
(Eagle News) — A rice watchdog opposed the plan of President Rodrigo Duterte to lift restrictions on the rice imports. Cathy Estavillo, Spokesperson of the Bantay Bigas group, said that President’s plan was only a band-aid solution. She said government should instead focus on the strengthening of local rice production to avoid rice shortage in the future. Estavilo said the lifting of restriction on rice imports will be a disadvantage to the farmers, as it […]
(Eagle News) — Umaasa ang mga opisyal ng National Food Authority (NFA) na hindi na mauulit ang nangyaring pagkaubos ng supply ng NFA rice ngayong nasa ilalim na sila ng Department of Agriculture. Ayon kay NFA Spokesperson Rex Estoperez, kabisado na ni Agricuture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ang pasikot-sikot ng NFA dahil dati na ito sa ahensya. Marami rin aniya sa mga opisyal ng DA ang may kaalaman sa operasyon ng NFA kaya mas mapapabilis ang […]
TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Americans waste nearly 150,000 tons of food per day, amounting to about one pound (422 grams) per person, and fruits and vegetables are mostly what gets tossed, said a study Wednesday. The amount of land used annually to grow food that ends up in the garbage in the United States is 30 million acres, or seven percent of total US cropland. Some 4.2 trillion gallons of irrigation water gets […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umapela ang isang mambabatas kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na maglabas ng Executive Order na nag-aatas na i-donate ang nasabat na smuggled rice at payagan na ibenta ito sa mas mababang presyo, Ayon kay Agri Rep. Orestes Salon, dahil nasa mababang lebel na ang suplay ng murang bigas ng NFA ay maaaring maglabas ng kautusan ang Pangulo na payagan ang ahensya na ibenta ang nasabat na bigas sa mas mababang presyo. […]
URDANETA, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Bumaba ang mga presyo ng mga gulay sa Urdaneta Agri-Pinoy Trading Center o mas kilala sa tawag na Bagsakan Market sa Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Ayon sa mga nagbebenta ng mga gulay ay marami ang supply ng gulay ngayon kaysa mga mamimili kaya biglang bumaba ang mga presyo nito. Rusell Failano
(Eagle News) — Aminado si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na malayo pa na marating ng Pilipinas ang pagiging rice self sufficient. Ito ang inihayag ng Pangulo sa harap ng mga magsasaka sa lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat habang namamahagi ng mga certificate of land ownership. Sinabi ng Pangulo hangga’t walang sapat na lupa na masasaka malabo pa ang pangarap na maging rice self-sufficient ang bansa. Agri-sector at Agrarian reform, dapat palakasin Ayon pa sa Pangulo kinakailangan palakasin […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Monday it was acquiring full ownership of leading food-delivery firm Ele.me in a deal that values the Shanghai-based start-up at $9.5 billion. The deal is the latest salvo in the intensifying turf battle between tech heavyweights Alibaba and Tencent in the fast-growing Chinese markets for online food ordering and digital payments. Alibaba and its financial arm Ant already owned 43 percent of the app-based Ele.me and said […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling nanawagan ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko na mag-ingat sa pagkain ng street food partikular ngayong summer season. Ito ay dahil kalimitang madaling ma-kontamina ang mga pagkain sa tabi ng daanan. Isang halimbawa na ang pag-dapo ng mga langaw na maaaring pagmulan ng e-coli infection, typhoid fever at hepatitis. Samantala, upang maiwasan ang sakit sa sikmura hindi dapat patagalin ang pagkain bago kainin dahil maaaring mapanis agad dahil […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is advising the administrator of the National Food Authority (NFA) Jason Aquino and other officials to resign and consider going back to the private sector if they cannot serve the interests of the public. “Nand’yan po tayo para manilbihan sa taumbayan at kung nahihirapan po tayong manilbihan, siguro po pupuwede nang ikonsidera ang isang karera sa pribadong sektor,” Presidential Spokesperson Roque said. During the Senate […]
