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DA's current budget at P36 billion; Piñol hopeful to get at least P120 B
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will get way lower than its desired budget for next year but Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said he is still hoping to get at least P120 billion in 2018, more than triple of the ...
- July 13, 2017
Farmers, fishermen get credit facility
A flexible credit facility line is now available for some 40,000 needy farmers and fishermen in the country's poorest provinces. The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC), ...
- February 25, 2014
New developments to boost Aurora fish production
Fisherfolk in Aurora can expect a boost in the province's fishery output with the new developments that can further enhance fish production, especially in the areas covered by the 321hectare Casiguran Mariculture Park. ...
- March 24, 2011
‘Colorum’ commercial fishing boats thrive in Eastern Visayas
All but 5 percent of the 32,000 commercial fishing vessels in Eastern Visayas are registered with authorities, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office. BFAR Regional Director Juan ...
- September 19, 2018
Boosting agri-fishery mechanization in Philippines
Republic Act (RA) 10601, the “Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (AFMech) Law,” was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III on June 5, 2013, to encourage farmers and fisherfolk to use modern, cost-effective, and ...
- June 22, 2013
Something fishy around our waters
Bangus (milkfish) is the Philippine national fish. But because someone close to a Philippine president had been granted a franchise to smuggle out bangus fry, Taiwan now grows the species in large fish ponds. In the event, ...
- August 27, 2018
Rural bankers pledge to continue funding support to farmers, fisherfolk
Amid continuous adverse effects the prolonged dry spell is inflicting on thousands of hectares of farmlands and fishponds in different parts of the country, the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) has stepped ...
- March 22, 2010
BFAR 11 sets sights on record fish catch in Davao Gulf in 2017
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 11 (BFAR 11) is looking at an increase in fish catch in the Davao Region in 2017 in a bid to set a record fish haul of 65,597 metric tons (MT). BFAR 11 director Fatma ...
- January 3, 2017
MIMAROPA 15,000 fisherfolk affectedby 'Nona' - BFAR
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Oriental/Occidental Mindoro Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (Mimaropa) revealed yesterday that some 15,000 fisherfolk have been displaced by recent typhoon ...
- January 12, 2016