Posts By The Manila Times
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57Rice News in EnglishMalaysia plans cloud seeding for drought-hit ‘rice bowl’
Malaysia is using cloud seeding to tackle drought in key northern rice-growing regions after low rainfall and depleted dam levels delayed paddy...
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51Sugar News in EnglishPhilippines : JV Ejercito pushes reforms to protect sugarcane farmers from losses and over-importation
JV Ejercito proposed Senate Bill 2114 to curb excessive sugar imports, strengthen the Sugar Regulatory Administration, and improve use of sugar industry...
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75Rice News in EnglishPhilippines : Marcos orders DA to lower rice prices
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered urgent measures to lower rice prices, targeting hoarding and profiteering amid global tensions. The government is strengthening...
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232Sugar News in EnglishPhilippines sugar industry: From crisis to destruction
The Philippine sugar industry faces a deepening crisis as falling millgate prices, rising imports, and weak policy implementation threaten farmers’ livelihoods. Despite...
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368Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishAllied Biofuels and Praj Industries Signs MoU to Establish Central Asia’s Largest Ethanol Refinery in Uzbekistan, Fueling Allied Biofuels SAF and e-SAF plans
Uzbekistan will host Central Asia’s largest ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel complex under an MoU between Allied Biofuels FE and Praj Industries....
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535Sugar News in EnglishPhilippines : Sugar industry seen to incur P350M losses
Nearly 3,000 hectares of sugar cane farms in Negros and Panay Islands have been hit by red-striped soft scale insect infestation, causing...
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644Sugar News in EnglishPhilippines : SRA to test fungi to stop sugarcane pest
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) will begin field testing two fungi—*Metarhizium anisopliae* and *Beauveria bassiana*—as potential biocontrol agents against red striped soft-scale...
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537Rice News in EnglishADB to invest $500M to boost Philippine rice sector
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will invest $500 million in the Philippine rice sector from 2025–2030 to support sustainable, low-carbon production. Part...
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693Sugar News in EnglishBug attack in Negros sugar plantations alarming – SRA,Philippines
The Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) infestation in Negros Island has rapidly expanded, affecting 424.82 hectares and threatening over 60% of the...
