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                    [Title] => Government intervention in agri sector sought
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Concerned groups have stressed the need for government intervention in the agriculture sector, including support for farmers through distribution of seeds and fertilizer and construction of irrigation systems.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 615827 [Title] => NFA urged to set up palay buying stations near farms [Summary] =>

As rice farmers harvest their third quarter produce, food security advocates are urging the National Food Authority (NFA) to step up its palay or paddy rice procurement by putting up buying stations near farm areas.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 448478 [Title] => NFA urged to reduce dependence on imported rice [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The National Food Authority (NFA) should not rely on rice imports and must play a bigger role in the procurement of palay (unmilled rice), according to the Task Force Food Sovereignty (TFFS).

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 52567 [Title] => Yap: Family not in rice trade [Summary] =>

Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap denied yesterday insinuations by Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. that his father-in-law, prominent retailer Jimmy Gaw, is involved in rice trading.

[DatePublished] => 2008-03-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 221201 [Title] => Trade brawl erupts at Cancun meet [Summary] => CANCUN, Mexico — A trade brawl between developed and developing countries erupted yesterday on the second day of a five-day meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in this Mexican seaside resort.

Members of the WTO are meeting in an attempt to salvage a multilateral deal that will lower barriers to trade in farm products, industrial goods and services.

Sixteen developing countries have agreed not to start negotiations on the "Singapore issues," which involve trade and investment, competition, government procurement and facilitation.
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