DA and SRA roll out drones, chemical spraying and P10,000 cash aid to farmers as they race to contain a red-striped soft scale insect outbreak threatening 93,898 hectares of sugarcane in Negros Island ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has strengthened its fight against the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) in sugarcane farms, through the expanded use of chemical ...

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will lead the distribution of around P10,000 financial assistance to every sugarcane farmer in Negros affected by a pest disease. Social Welfare ...

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — The red-striped soft-scale insect (RSSI), a destructive sugarcane pest first detected in Bukidnon, has spread to Sultan Kudarat, raising concerns over its ...

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the provincial government would “go green” in the fight to eradicate the red-striped soft-scale insect ...

At least 16,019 hectares of sugar farms on Negros Island, mostly in Negros Occidental, are affected by red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) reinfestation ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated P35 million for chemicals and drone operations to combat the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI), which is threatening the country’s sugar industry, ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said it has allocated PHP35 million to help the sugar sector combat the effects of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI). The funds are earmarked for ...

THE pest infestation in sugarcane plantations has spread to Southern Negros Occidental, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). The agency noted that red-striped soft scale insects ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is mulling the provision of financial assistance to sugarcane farmers in Negros Island Region (NIR) affected by the red-striped soft scale ...

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Wednesday welcomed the decisive actions of the top leaders in Negros Island to fight ...

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines, Philippines — The government has allotted P235 million in financial assistance for sugarcane farmers displaced by the red-striped soft scale insect infestation as well as to ...