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The Department of Agriculture cited the indispensable role of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) in the bid of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to boost food production and modernize the country’s agriculture sector. At the celebration of BPI’s 94th anniversary, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. underscored the agency’s contributions in upgrading agricultural practices, including […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the government has turned over more than P130 million worth of financial aid, equipment and irrigation projects to Cordillera farmers to increase vegetable output, promote crop diversification and improve post-harvest facilities to stabilize farmers’ earnings and vegetable supply. “We recognize the Cordillera Region’s contributions as the producer of […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. hailed the Lagonglong Port in Misamis Oriental as a “timely” infrastructure project aligned with the government’s goal to increase food production. “Lagonglong Port dovetails with the Department of Agriculture’s push to boost agricultural production, ensure accessibility to affordable food, and achieve food security for our countrymen,” Tiu Laurel said during […]
Over 160 tons of highland vegetables were sold and will be sold this January through Kadiwa’s Veggie Connect and other market linkage programs of the Department of Agriculture. The move, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr., will provide a much-needed financial boost to close to 100 farmers, preventing potential food wastage and providing […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has ordered a temporary halt to onion imports until May–possibly extending the suspension through July– if domestic harvest of the high value crop remains sufficient to meet local demand. Tiu Laurel issued the policy pronouncement to prevent further depressing onion prices due to supply glut. The agriculture chief recently […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the Department of Agriculture is not considering the proposed imposition of suggested retail price (SRP) on farm products, particularly rice. “We’re not doing it. Prices of rice and other agricultural products in international markets like Thailand and other countries are volatile and fluctuating due to El Nino. Hence, […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. unveiled before Cabinet members his plan to increase agricultural productivity, lower food cost, ensure food security, and make farming and fisheries a more bankable investment alternative. “Our goal is to modernize Philippine agriculture to spread benefits across the entire value chain,” Tiu Laurel stressed. “We also envision to make farming and […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. is planning to build more cold storage facilities at the Food Terminal in Taguig City as part of a broader strategy to address overproduction and minimize post-harvest losses of agricultural products, particularly vegetables and other high-value crops. “Ang immediate problem na nakikita ko ay iyong oversupply from time to […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has formed a Technical Working Group (TWG) tasked to draft the rules and regulations to implement Section 9 of the Price Act relating to agricultural products. The Price Act, or Republic Act 7581, was enacted to stabilize the supply and prices of basic necessities and prime commodities, to safeguard […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned the importation of poultry and other poultry products, including wild birds, from Belgium and France after the two European nations reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) their respective outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said […]