by Teodoro C. Mendoza | Published Oct 3, 2025 | Agricultural Innovation & Sustainable Farming Program, Latest News, Links, Media
Why the Rice Tariffication Law Must Be Replaced By Teodoro C. Mendoza, PhD – Published on Inquirer.net, October 2, 2025 The alarming drop in palay prices—now at just ₱ 8 per kilogram—has devastated Filipino farmers, with losses exceeding ₱250 billion. In his...
by Domingo Ibanez | Published Jul 8, 2025 | Agricultural Innovation & Sustainable Farming Program, Latest News, Links, Media
IRDF Endorses Crucial Farm-to-Market Road Project in Arakan, North Cotabato Arakan, North Cotabato – July 4, 2025 – The Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF), through its Provincial Sectoral Representative to the Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating...
by Domingo Ibanez | Published Jun 21, 2025 | Agricultural Innovation & Sustainable Farming Program, Food Sovereignty, Latest News, Links, Rural Livelihood and Enterprise Development
The Philippines, a nation renowned for its vibrant culture and delicious cuisine, faces a stark reality: a looming rice crisis threatening its food security. A new policy paper from the Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF), highlighted by Business Mirror, a...
by Domingo Ibanez | Published Jun 19, 2025 | Agricultural Innovation & Sustainable Farming Program, Food Sovereignty, Latest News, Links
The Philippines’ Rice Crisis: A Call for Urgent Action & Accountability Decades of neglect, flawed policies, and unchecked land conversion have pushed the Philippines into a dire rice crisis, making it the world’s largest rice importer. A groundbreaking report by...
by Domingo Ibanez | Published Jun 13, 2025 | Agricultural Innovation & Sustainable Farming Program, Downloads, Latest News, Links, Policy Research, Advocacy & Campaigns, Programs, Publications, Statements/Declarations
PRESS STATEMENT Philippine Food Security at a Crossroads: Urgent Action Demanded to Secure Our Rice Future MANILA, Philippines – June 7, 2025 – “We were again let down by the National Food Authority (NFA) in Tarlac as it adamantly refused to buy our palay, despite the...
by Domingo Ibanez | Published Mar 10, 2025 | Agricultural Innovation & Sustainable Farming Program, Food Sovereignty, Latest News, Links, Media, Policy Research, Advocacy & Campaigns, Publications, Statements/Declarations
The Philippines is battling a severe food crisis, characterized by sharply rising food prices. January 2025 witnessed a 4% surge in food inflation, primarily due to increased costs of essential goods such as meat, fish, and tomatoes. Although rice prices have eased...
