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    • 110 city fishers get aid 

      (Panay News, July 23, 2016, on page 2)
      At least 110 fisherfolk here received livelihood assistance, including 40 banca engines and 70 fish nets, from the city government on Friday. Office of the City Agriculturist acting chief Romulo Pangantihon said the ...

    • 14 potential sites identified for mussel culture 

      (The Philippine Star, January 21, 2018, on page B4)
      The Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) has identified 14 locations measuring a total of 6,283.3 hectares as ...

    • 3 Eastern Visayas watersheds checked 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, October 15, 2016, on page 11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region office for Eastern Visayas (DENR-8) has done for a study on three watersheds to assess their condition. Assessed were the 3,44-hectare Almeria watershed in Biliran, ...

    • ADB joins global effort on climate change 

      Torres, Ted (The Philippine Star, June 12, 2015, on page B-4)
      The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined a global Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to provide the highest-quality scientific data and tools to help developing countries improve their climate change planning. ADB vice ...

    • Agri damage from Lando reaches P8.45 billion 

      (BusinessWorld, October 27, 2015, on page S1/4)
      Damage to agricultural crops and fisheries in the five regions affected by typhoon Lando (international name: Koppu) has reached P8.45 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday. Data released by the DA ...

    • Agri exports: scorecard of presidents 

      Dy, Rolando (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2016, on page B2)
      The poor performance of Philippine agriculture exports is a sad narrative. Expanding exports are key to agricultural growth and diversification. Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations ...

    • Agri output rebounds 

      Macapagal, Jed (Malaya, May 16, 2017, on page A1-A4)
      Agriculture output grew 5.28 percent in the first quarter compared with a year ago, rebounding from a contraction in the previous quarter largely due to good weather, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said yesterday. ...

    • Agriculture sector barely expanded in second quarter 

      Rada, Julito G. (Manila Standard, August 9, 2018, on page B2)
      The agriculture sector barely grew 0.07 percent in the second quarter, as the strong poultry and livestock production offset the lower rice and corn harvests, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority show. “Improvements ...

    • 'Agriculture, fisheries sector to recover in Q4' 

      (Panay News, August 22, 2016, on page B1-B14)
      Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary Manny Piñol expects the agriculture and fisheries sector to rebound and register positive growth in the last quarter of 2016, as the government provides more support to boost the ...

    • Agriculture-related investments boost Davao del Norte 

      Francisco, Carmelito (BusinessWorld, January 28, 2015, on page 4/S1)
      Industries supporting the agricultural export sector and urban development projects are bringing in some P12 billion worth of investments into Davao del Norte, according to data from the Department of Trade and Industry's ...

    • Aklanons hired for agri-fishery survey 

      Villanueva, Venus (Panay News, March 4, 2013, on page 7)
      Hundreds of Aklanons were employed as enumerators and team supervisors for this year's nationwide Census of Agriculture and Fisheries by the National Statistics Office (NSO). The NSO has fielded 290 census enumerators to ...

    • Around 88% of farmlands nationwide irrigated; water supply sufficient 

      Buco, Benjamin V. Jr. (BusinessWorld, March 26, 2010, on page S1/6)
      Around 88% of farmlands across the country scheduled for irrigation during this year's dry cropping season have already been watered, and the coverage is expected to improve as farming activities continue despite the El ...

    • Boracay best for farming? 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 11, 2018, on page 1-15)
      Which is best for Boracay Island – farming or tourism? The government should observe the “suitable land use rule” in deciding what to do with Boracay after its rehabilitation, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph ...

    • Boracay tourism to be limited to beachfronts: DAR 

      (The Daily Guardian, June 6, 2018, on page 2-14)
      Tourism establishments in Boracay may soon be limited to beachfront spaces as the government seeks to restore and redistribute the island's agricultural lands to farmers, Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones said ...

    • BSP helps farmers gain easier access to credit 

      (The Philippine Star, January 14, 2018, on page B5)
      The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is promoting agricultural value chain financing (VCF) to boost financial inclusion. BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said the central bank recently issued guidelines on agricultural ...

    • Caluya goes environmental 

      (Panay News, July 9, 2017, on page 9)
      Mayor Genevive Lim Reyes is leaving no stone unturned in her determination to keep the sea off her town of Caluya, Antique a haven for sea creatures. Recently, a team of experts from the Municipal Agriculture Office and ...

    • Climate change and sustainable development 

      Señeres, Ike (Panay News, January 17, 2016, on page 12-15)
      First things first, we should get our act together to be able to respond to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG17) and the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) agreement as soon as possible. It has been months after ...

    • DA eyes big increase in shrimp production in next 6 months 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 20, 2013, on page B4)
      The Department of Agriculture is gearing up for a shrimp production blitz to enable the Philippines to regain a firm foothold in the export market within the next six months. In an interview, Agriculture Secretary Proceso ...

    • DA pushes to digitize agri-fishery sector 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, June 4, 2020, on page A7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is upgrading its data management as part of its efforts to digitize the country’s agriculture sector, its chief said on Monday. To do this, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a ...

    • Data awaited for Boracay state of calamity 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, March 29, 2018, on page 8)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier recommended for a six-month closure to rehabilitate Boracay Island ...