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Imported feeds may pose threat to prawn growers
Imported feeds may be hazardous to local prawn-growing operations, a study of the Department of Agriculture (DA) indicated. A research paper authored by Ramon Clarete and Angelina Cortez, agriculture department consultants, ...
- January 8, 1990
Taal Volcano agricultural damage exceeds P3 billion, led by fisheries
Crop damage due to Taal’s eruption was estimated at P3.17 billion a week after the volcano started emitting ash, with the fisheries sector accounting for more than half of the total, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. ...
- January 20, 2020
Agriculture fund to release P3 billion worth of loans to support fish farmers
The Department of Finance (DoF) has approved the use of at least P3 billion for the development of fish farming, tapping most of the loan fund worth P4 billion from the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF). ...
- June 5, 2019
DA taps renewable energy for urban agriculture program
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will maximize the use of renewable energy to sustain food production under its Urban Agriculture Project. In a statement on Monday, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said he has received ...
- June 30, 2020
Seaweed seedling, gene banks to be established in Tawi-Tawi
The government and stakeholders of the seaweed industry in Western Mindanao are set to put up seaweed seedling and gene banks in the province of Tawi-Tawi in the middle of this year. Maria Jaqueline M. Carrasco, executive ...
- April 19, 2007
Bangus production expected to recover this year
Despite the threat posed by the raging dry spell caused by El Niño, bangus -- or milkfish -- output for this year is expected to grow by 4.6%-5.4%, a reversal from the 0.93% decline reported last year, officials of the ...
- March 23, 2010
LANDBANK loans to agriculture, fisheries sectors top P261 billion in 2022
LAND BANK of the Philippines (LANDBANK) said on Tuesday that it granted loans to farmers and fisherfolk totaling P261.7 billion in 2022, supporting 3.5 million borrowers. It added in a statement that more than 766,000 or ...
- February 22, 2023
Fisheries output seen rising in Q3 as El Niño boosts plankton growth
Fisheries production could continue to improve in the third quarter, with the weather favoring the growth of plankton that fish depend on for food, a former fisheries official said. “That is the trend that I am seeing with ...
- July 3, 2023
DA to back Fisheries Expo with P400M in loans
Fishermen representing 100 communities nationwide are expected to purchase machinery and equipment at the world trade center, supported by P400 million worth of loans from the department of agriculture (DA). Agriculture ...
- December 10, 2018
PHL, S. Korea sign fisheries, aquaculture agreement
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) to collaborate in fisheries management and trade. In a statement, the DA said that ...
- November 28, 2019