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The paradox of food

It all starts with a seed. Julius Barcelona is like a fruit not falling far from the tree, as he was born into a family business that...

Aug 11

Celebrating the life and legacy of East-West Seed Founder Dr. Simon Groot

The Philippine Seed Industry Association joins the agricultural community in mourning the passing of Dr. Simon Groot, a true visionary...

Jul 9

TAU Partners with PSIA and Agri Stakeholders to Promote Smart Agriculture

Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) has formally launched a partnership with the Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) and seven...

Jul 3

PSIA Members Support Agri-Serbisyo Fair During 2025 Farmers and Fisherfolk Month Culmination

Baguio City, May 29, 2025 — Members of the Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) joined forces with the Department of...

Jun 1

Official Statement on Court of Appeals Decision on Biotech Crops

CropLife Philippines (“CropLife”), a national organization dedicated to providing innovative plant technologies for agriculture’s...

May 27, 2024

Boosting national vegetable production efforts

December 18, 2023 | Manila Standard From left: BPI Assistant Director for Regulatory Services Ruel Gesmundo, PSIA President Mary Ann...

Dec 18, 2023

PSIA at the Asian Seed Congress in NZ

The 28th Asian Seed Congress was held at the Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand from 20 - 24 of November...

Dec 5, 2023

Asian National Plant Protection Authorities Enhance Pest Risk Assessment for Seed Trade Boost

In Manila, Philippines, a gathering of representatives from the National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) of Bangladesh, Cambodia,...

Oct 24, 2023

PSIA welcomes new Board of Directors and officers

The Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) elected a new set of board of directors and officers during its General Assembly, which...

Jan 9, 2023

PSIA at the 27th Asian Seed Congress in Bangkok, Thailand

The Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA) joined the various international seed industry key players in this year’s 27th Asian Seed...

Dec 23, 2022

“Golden Rice” tastes, smells like regular rice, but more nutritious

Stakeholders favor “Golden Rice” over ordinary white rice in terms of its health benefits during the former’s ceremonial tasting, held...

Nov 4, 2021

Celebrating 36 years of service to Filipino rice farmers

DA-PhilRice celebrates its 36th year of serving the Filipino rice farmers across the nation on November 3-5, 2021. “Through the years,...

Nov 1, 2021

New DA biotech center to help ensure food security

Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar led the inauguration of the state-of-the-art Crop Biotechnology Center (CBC) of the Department of...

Sep 30, 2021

MinDA tests Israeli farming tech in cultivating SeedWorks PHL’s TH-82 rice variety in upland farm

Kidapawan City—The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has teamed up with SeedWorks Philippines to demonstrate how the latter’s TH-82...

Jul 28, 2021

Integrated Urban Farm Launched

Sharon Farm Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony led by Mayor Ma. Josefina G. Belmonte, Hon. Asuncion Visaya, Most Rev. Roberto O. Gaa, D.D, Emmanuel...

Jun 21, 2021

SeedWorks assist local rice farmers

IN an effort to further empower local rice farmers in the countryside, SeedWorks Philippines has started forging partnerships with rice...

May 6, 2021

Filipina scientist receives special award from the Netherlands

CNN Philippines Dr. Mary Ann Pelagio Sayoc was awarded the "Knighthood in the Order of Orange-nassau" for strengthening Dutch-Filipino...

May 4, 2021

Filipina scientist granted knighthood by the Netherlands

Published: April 26, 2021 | gmanetwork.com Photos: Embassy of the Netherlands in the Philippines A Filipina scientist was knighted by the...

Apr 27, 2021

DA lauds ABC, other companies for the Gulayan sa Syudad project success

By Allied Botanical Corporation Source: https://alliedbotanical.com/who-we-are/news/ Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Dar...

Apr 14, 2021

AI-driven drone revolutionizes PH rice farming with Bayer demo in Tarlac

Artificial intelligence-driven drone has started revolutionizing Philippines’ rice farming n as Bayer Crop Science (BCS) completed a...

Mar 15, 2021