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P23-M AQUACULTURE FACILITIES OPEN IN ILOILO – DAR

Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the inauguration of new multi-species hatcheries and broodstock tanks, which are seen to boost the aquaculture sector in Iloilo. The facilities are located in the Tigbauan Main Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). They were established between 2019 and 2021 in support of the DA-Bureau of Fisheries […]

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PH CHICKEN MEAT EXPORT GETS SOUTH KOREA OK – DAR

Two Philippine poultry farms have secured the approval of the South Korean government to export chicken meat. Cariño and Sons Agri-Development, Inc (CASADI) and LDP Farms Food Corporation (LDP) secured export accreditation after final approval was issued by the Korean government, complying with the requirements of South Korea’s Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency of the […]

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DA HONORS 2021 OUTSTANDING RURAL WOMEN – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) recognized women agripreneurs from regions all over the Philippines during the 2021 DA Search for Outstanding Rural Women (SORW), held at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Convention Hall recently. In his keynote speech, Agriculture Secretary William Dar shared his vision for gender-equal agriculture. “Today, we have all made […]

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Politics

AGRI PARTY-LIST BACKS SARDINE CONSERVATION PLAN

Amid declining fish catch, the AGRI Party-list urged the government to implement the National Sardines Management Plan (NSMP). AGRI issued the call in the wake of Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s request for an additional P12 billion from the agency’s earlier proposed P95-billion budget for 2022 to address challenges on food and agriculture. The NSMP aims […]

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DA NEEDS ADDITIONAL P12-B BUDGET FOR FOOD SECURITY

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking an additional P12 billion (B), on top of the recommended P95-B budget for 2022, to address surmounting food and agriculture global challenges onto the “new world.” “We are entering a ‘new world’ — the global scale of the ‘new normal’ as an offshoot of the COVID-19 pandemic — […]

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PALAY, CHICKEN PRODUCTION UP IN Q3 – DAR

While the production of palay and poultry posted positive gains, it was not enough to pull up the performance of the country’s agriculture and fishery sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021. The value of the country’s agriculture and fisheries production, at constant 2018 prices, dipped by -2 6 percent (%) in Q3 2021, […]

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DA GIVES P231M AID TO BATANGAS FARMERS, FISHERFOLK

The Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed more than P231 million worth of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, tools, machinery, and other interventions to farmers, fisherfolk, and organizations in Batangas who were affected by the eruption of the Taal Volcano. The volcanic eruption mainly affected the provinces of Batangas, Cavite, and Laguna wherein 12,438 hectares of CALABARZON’s agricultural […]

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DA BEGINS HOG REPOPULATION IN PANGASINAN – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will start delivering piglets to areas in Pangasinan that have been affected by the African swine fever (ASF) in the third week of this month as part of its hog repopulation program. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said about P38.2 million has been allotted for the repopulation program in the province […]

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DA GIVES CORDILLERA FARMERS P556-M AID – DAR

Rice and vegetable farmers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), who have been affected by the recent typhoon, received interventions amounting to P556,345,158 funded by the government through the Department of Agriculture (DA). Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the OneDA family in the awarding of various assistance during the launch of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement […]

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DA SUPPORTS RABBIT INDUSTRY – DAR

Agriculture Secretary William Dar instructed the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) and Director Reildrin Morales to support the production and distribution of rabbit for meat consumption and livelihood. “We will see to it that we provide strong support the massive production of rabbits to be distributed initially here in Caloocan, so we can […]