The Philippines has secured $2.43 million in funding from South Korea to develop smart greenhouses which allow farmers to control temperature, humidity and soil moisture for optimal growth.

Nearly half a million Filipino farmers earned a combined $724 million from planting biotech maize from 2003 to 2016.

The local nickel industry continues to strengthen greening efforts as part of its thrust towards responsible and sustainable mining in the country.

State-run National Food Authority (NFA) is intensifying its monitoring of rice prices to ensure that subsidized rice goes directly to the marginalized sector as cheaper imported rice floods the market.

A joint research led by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has produced more than 200 varieties of rice that are both high-yielding and resistant to most diseases.