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New Metro Manila price list for farm, fishery products out
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has released a new suggested retail price (SRP) list for basic farm and fishery goods sold in Metro Manila wet markets. In a virtual briefing Tuesday, DA spokesperson Noel O. Reyes announced ...
- August 12, 2020
DA to give P5,000 worth of cash, food aid to over 890,000, farmers, fishers
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will distribute P5,000 worth of cash and food assistance to more than 890,000 farmers and fisherfolk in the country as part of the government's response to the impacts of the coronavirus ...
- November 11, 2020
Oxygen lack may have killed fish in Manila Bay - BFAR
The fish kill in Manila Bay this week might have been due to an “oceanographic phenomenon called the upwelling or overturn caused by the depletion of dissolved oxygen among fish,” the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of ...
- September 20, 2020
PH needs to boost 'Agar Agar' production
The Philippines should boost the production of export winner "agar agar" seaweed to create jobs and alternative rural livelihood while generating export receipts of about $200 million yearly. During the Philippine Chamber ...
- December 6, 2021
Typhoon agriculture damage estimate rises to P11.1 B
The estimate of agricultural damage caused by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) has been raised to P11.1 billion, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The typhoon affected 389,316 farmers and fishermen ...
- January 7, 2022
Typhoons' agri damage rises to nearly ₱8 billion
The combined damage of Typhoon Quinta and Super Typhoon Rolly to the agriculture sector rose to nearly P8 billion, affecting 89,259 farmers and fisherfolk and 162,693 hectares of agricultural areas. The latest data from ...
- November 11, 2020
Supply and prices of fish stabilize, Agri dep't says
The supply and prices of fish sold in the so-called “NCR plus” quarantine area, consisting of the National Capital Region and Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan provinces, have stabilized, the Department of Agriculture ...
- April 21, 2021
Toward a 'bluer normal'
Impacted by the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19), fishermen can play a crucial role in coastal and marine biodiversity protection and conservation. But they will need all the assistance that they could get. As the ...
- August 16, 2020
Commercial fishing in Palawan resumes as closed season lifted
The three-month closed fishing season in northeastern Palawan has been lifted starting Feb. 1, paving the way for the resumption of commercial activities in one of the country’s main fishing grounds. The annual November-January ...
- February 3, 2022
SEAFDEC aims to plug milkfish fry gap in PHL
An international research center has announced that the first rehabilitated hatchery in Western Visayas, which is expected to produce 5 million to 10 million bangus fry every year, started its operations to address the ...
- May 13, 2021