Ilocos Norte is advancing a 10-hectare Beema bamboo plantation project with 10,000 propagules ready for planting during the upcoming rainy season in Barangay Camandingan.
Almost 3,000 residents engaged in agricultural products have registered with the government's Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture in Baguio.
In light of the "looming food crisis" that will hit the country in the second half of the year, a lawmaker suggested the Philippines should increase its own food production capacity.