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Agri dep’t opens TienDA farmers’ market in Taguig
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it opened a direct-from-farmers store in Taguig City as part of continuing measures to offer low-cost farm products to the public. The store, under the DA’s “TienDA Malasakit” brand, ...
- October 15, 2018
DA lists priorities for agribusiness in 2015
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has outlined its initiatives for growing agribusiness sector, focused on improving quality standards to help make Philippine products more competitive. In a statement yesterday, the agency ...
- January 28, 2015
Salt industry output seen held back by reclamation, import competition
The salt industry is unable to boost production due to the reclamation of shoreline and competition from imports, an organization of farmers said. “Due to cutthroat trade liberalization and side-by-side reclamation projects, ...
- September 12, 2022
World Bank evaluating $200-M PHL fisheries loan
The World Bank is considering a proposed $200-million loan for Philippine fisheries by February, according to project documentation posted by the bank Wednesday. The seven-year project aims to improve fisheries management ...
- December 17, 2021
Proposed fisheries dep't budget estimated at P2B
A separate fisheries department will cost about P2 billion a year to run if the budgets of the agencies currently dealing with fisheries are combined, a former industry regulator said. In a virtual briefing Monday, Asis ...
- December 8, 2020
Need for fisheries dep't cited vs illegal fishing
Municipal fishing interests are pushing for legislation to create a Department of Fisheries to ensure adequate enforcement of the recently amended Fisheries Code. The Bureaus of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an ...
- October 21, 2015
Senate panel grills BFAR over missed targets on illegal fishing, incomplete data
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) failed by a wide margin to meet its P1-billion annual target for fines collected in connection with illegal fishing activities, a Senate panel ...
- March 20, 2018
BFAR charting shrimp roadmap
To increase local shrimp production and exports, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is now creating a shrimp roadmap, which will be completed this month, an official said yesterday. “Secretary Alcala has ...
- August 20, 2013
Changing perspectives, increasing effectiveness in agriculture
Secretary Manny Piñol identified a number of provinces that the Department of Agriculture will provide speedy aid in speeding up poverty alleviation and wealth creation. This is good and I think few will disagree with the ...
- July 26, 2016
DA to allow imports of galunggong for direct sale to market
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the fisheries industry agreed on Friday to allow the importation of round scad, or galunggong, as the closed fishing season nears. Agriculture secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol told reporters ...
- August 13, 2018