Batac: Young farmers learn new marketing strategies to boost agri sector - Radio Philippines Network

Bipartisan bill introduced to improve farmland access for young farmers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Tina Smith (D-MN) have introduced the bipartisan Farm Ownership Improvement Act (S.910), a bill aimed at easing one of the biggest hurdles to farmland ownership—access to capital. The…

Batac: Young farmers learn new marketing strategies to boost agri sector - Radio Philippines Network

Two young farmers from Ilocos Norte on Wednesday shared insights to help fellow farmers boost their income, the first of which is knowing the market before producing any product. Leiver Jay Macatumbas, 26, and James Karl Tomas, 23, just came from an 11-month training in Japan under the Young Filipino Farm Leaders Training Program, a partnership between the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Japan Agricultural Exchange Council (JAEC). The program…