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In line with the commitment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure stable and affordable food supply for every Filipino, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is taking the necessary actions to prepare the agriculture and fisheries sector ahead of the looming El Niño phenomenon this year. The DA’s National El Niño Team (DA-NENT) convened partner […]
The 2023 National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (NFFM) celebration continues this fourth week of May with the Philippine fisheries subsector in the spotlight. During the opening ceremony of the Fisheries Week of the NFFM 2023, Undersecretary for Administration and Finance Agnes Catherine Miranda—who also chairs the NFFM 2023 Steering Committee—lauded the successes of the country’s […]
“The Marcos Administration will continue to push for stronger support for the sector, because expanding investments in food production will create jobs and promote progress,” Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban said. As part of the National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (NFFM) celebration, the DA continued to honor the farmers and fisherfolk and […]
The country remains sardine-sufficient for the year. Based on current data from both the Philippine Statistics Authority and the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), the sufficiency level for sardine or tamban is pegged at 222.58% for the first quarter of 2022, and 409.06% for the 2nd quarter. For this year, DA-BFAR forecasts annual production […]
The Department of Agriculture, through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), has allotted P592,432,000 as indemnification fund for 32,761 Bicol farmers, whose insured crops were damaged by Super Typhoon Rolly. Agriculture Secretary William Dar made the announcement during a simple program in Polangui, Albay, where he led the distribution of P90-million worth of various assistance […]
As the Philippines expands its economic and trade relations with Canada, the Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to export more farm and fishery products to that country, by at least doubling the value in the medium term. “We wish to improve our balance of trade with Canada in succeeding years by selling more Filipino products […]
The province of Occidental Mindoro will receive almost P300 million worth of projects and programs from the Department of Agriculture this year. This was the commitment of Agriculture Secretary William Dar during the Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Summit recently in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. “There will be P70M for agriculture and P54M for the fisheries […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar underscored the need for stronger measures on the conservation and management of the fisheries sector. “Now that the Department of Agriculture is more emphatic on fully implementing laws and making fisheries management more efficient and effective, we recognize the need to strengthen enforcement agencies and equip their people with the necessary […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading three measures which seek to establish fisheries research centers in the country to address the declining fish population and high poverty incidence among the more than 1.5 million coastal fisherfolks in the country. Unanimously approved were House Bill 7491, which seeks to establish a provincial fisheries […]