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BUREAU OF SOILS LAUDED FOR AGRI GROWTH

Senator Cynthia Villar acknowledged the significant role of Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) in enhanced crop productivity and farmers’ income. Speaking during the 72nd founding anniversary of BSWM, Villar noted that the bureau has been engaged in the sustainable use and management of soil resources. “It’s efforts have contributed to the enhancement of […]

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DA EYES 2.5% AGRICULTURE GROWTH IN 2021 – DAR

Despite the “perfect storm” that ravaged the country in 2020, the agriculture and fishery sector showed its resilience as it contracted by only 1.2 percent. “We believe that despite the Taal Volcano eruption, the COVID-19 pandemic, the continued incidence of the African swine fever (ASF), and the series of strong typhoons, the country’s agriculture and fishery […]