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PH imports 93% of salt supply - DA
Despite being surrounded by seawater, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the Philippines has been importing 93 percent of its salt supply. “[It is] an unfortunate circumstance to a country with 36,000 kilometers of ...
- August 31, 2022
Camotes farmers, fishermen get DA inputs
Some 600 farmers and fishermen from the municipalities of San Francisco, Poro, Tudela, and Pilar on this island recently received agricultural inputs from the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala ...
- April 27, 2014
Taiwan investors seek PH partners in agri and aquaculture industries
Taiwanese investors are looking for local partners for their planned expansion in the agriculture and aquaculture industries in Mindanao. Representatives from the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) was ...
- February 4, 2018
Gov't outfits provide small firms with commerciable technologies
Small agribusiness firms need not be daunted by the high technology required for their expansion and growth toward global competitiveness. Competent technology assistance is being provided by the Bureau of Agricultural ...
- August 26, 2006
First RP mariculture park set to open: Project to benefit fisherfolk, officials say
All is set for the launching of a mariculture park in Igang Bay off this seaside town. The first of its kind in the Philippines, the mariculture park is a joint project of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- July 3, 2001
Philippine shrimp industry's economic potential
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is conducting a crash program for the shrimp sector so it can start to again export this year amid a strong global demand. There is a something market demand for vannamei (white shrimp) ...
- August 5, 2013
BFAR Acquiring More Vessels
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture said the agency will implement more livelihood projects for the fisheries sectors after getting seven percent increase in this year's ...
- January 11, 2014
Duterte creates Manila Bay Task Force
President Duterte has ordered the creation of the Manila Bay Task Force that will expedite the rehabilitation, restoration, and conservation of the coastal and marine ecosystem of the Manila Bay. In Administrative Order ...
- February 22, 2019
Gov't implements quality seal for agri and fish products
Ten government will start adopting this year the national quality seal (NQS) for agricultural and fishery products to boost market access of quality and safe products produced in the country. The Bureau of Agriculture and ...
- March 19, 2010
Benham Rise: Nurturing our God-given blessings
There should be no problem for the Philippines over Benham Rise because (1) the Philippines is the sole claimant; and (2) the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise is ...
- April 2, 2017