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SWINE INDUSTRY CHALLENGE: PRODUCE 2M HOGS BY 2028

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. issued a bold challenge to the swine industry, urging it to produce an additional 2 million hogs annually to restore the country’s pig population to pre-African Swine Fever (ASF) levels by 2028. ASF devastated the swine industry since the first outbreak of the disease in 2019, reducing pig population […]

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SAMAL CITY GETS P10-M FOR SWINE PRODUCTION PROJECT

Davao del Norte’s Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) is a recipient of P10 million worth of projects from the Department of Agriculture (DA) aimed at boosting its swine production, agricultural officials said. Olivia Gatus, the officer in charge of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) 11 (Davao region), said the projects consist of housing facilities, […]