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DA indefinitely suspends raw ube exports to secure planting materials
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has indefinitely suspended exports of fresh purple yam, or ube, to shore up scarce planting material as the Philippines seeks to expand domestic production and turn the crop into a bigger export earner. The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) imposed the suspension in mid-August, covering fresh ube and propagative planting materials whether shipments are intended for consumption, planting, or research. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P.
BPI powers safer food, stronger exports through science, technology
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has quietly emerged as one of the Department of Agriculture’s biggest modernization success stories, using science, digital technology, and stronger food safety systems to protect consumers, open new export markets, and strengthen the country’s food security.
DA plans bigger seed reserves for climate resilience
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is investing P550 million over the next two years to build a nationwide network of seed storage facilities, betting that a stronger reserve of quality planting materials will help shield Philippine agriculture from increasingly frequent climate shocks while giving the seed industry more room to innovate. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P.
Ube industry gets boost as DA-BPI distributes 60,000 planting materials
The Philippine government is stepping up efforts to expand the country’s ube industry, distributing more than 60,000 purple yam planting materials to farmers in Leyte and Bohol as demand for the iconic crop continues to grow in both domestic and international markets.
BPI buys analyzer to strengthen rice quality enforcement
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has acquired a rice quality analyzer (RQA) aimed at strengthening government efforts to enforce Philippine rice standards and establish technical benchmarks that could eventually distinguish locally produced rice from imported varieties. In a report submitted to Agriculture Secretary Francisco P.
DA-BPI marks 96 years of modern, science-based, farmer-centered bureau
The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) continues to fulfill its role in bridging and advancing science and policy grounded in Filipino farmers’ realities, as it celebrates its 96th anniversary at the newly renovated DA-BPI Multipurpose Hall, DA-BPI Central Office, Malate, Manila on February 11, 2026.
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