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The Philippines and the United States (US) will continue to strengthen cooperation in their respective agriculture sectors, focusing on food systems transformation through resilient and climate-smart production systems amid the protracted global COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar mentioned […]
Banking on the innovativeness and aggressive drive of the youth, the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched the “Kabataang Agribiz Grant Assistance Program” to provide the young Filipinos a financial aid to support them in establishing enterprises focused on crop and livestock production, fisheries, trading, processing, integrated farming, agricultural technology and similar endeavors. The Kabataang Agribiz, […]
More than two years since the implementation of the rice tariffication law (RTL), the country’s rice sector is gradually realizing its potentials, as both palay (paddy rice) production and farmgate prices are increasing this dry season, and more affordable rice for consumers amid the pandemic. “To top it all, with sustained initiatives and strong cooperation […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is distributing “sentinel” piglets in areas where there are no reported cases of the African swine fever (ASF) for at least 90 days, initially in eight regions, benefitting 8,000 small hog raisers. “The sentinelling is a prelude to the Duterte administration’s swine repopulation program to increase hog production, and subsequently […]
A House leader on Tuesday took the Department of Agriculture (DA) to task for recommending to the Palace that the country increase pork imports following local pork production shortfalls as a result of Asian swine fever (ASF).“When there are issues in local agricultural production, the DA’s default response is importation,” lamented Deputy Speaker and Manila […]
As the Duterte administration intensifies efforts to encourage hog raisers badly-hit by the African Swine Fever (ASF) to get back to business and subsequently stabilize pork supply and prices, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the Department of Agriculture through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (DA-PCIC) is increasing its indemnity for hogs culled due to ASF. […]
As the African Swine Fever (ASF) incidence is at its lowest level since August 2020, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the government’s P600-million swine repopulation program, focusing initially on previously affected areas that are no longer under quarantine and now classified as “pink” and “yellow” zones. “We are heartened that the […]
With the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and adjoining four provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna, up to April 11, the Department of Agriculture (DA) assures that farming and fishing operations will continue, including related activities throughout the food value chain, to ensure the continuous supply of adequate and affordable […]
As part of its continuing efforts to promote urban agriculture amid the pandemic, the Department of Agriculture (DA) encourages residents and building owners to transform their rooftops and verandas into vegetable gardens. “When applicable, let’s transform rooftops and verandas, in addition to vacant lots, into vegetable gardens that could provide our families with a steady […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) assured the general public — particularly those in Metro Manila and adjoining provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna — that there is enough food supply. “With the declaration of Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces — comprising the ‘Greater Manila Area’ or ‘NCR plus bubble’ — under Enhanced Community […]