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DA to hold free seminars at Agrilink 2017
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached agencies will be holding free seminars, technical workshops and demos, investment forum, and business-to-business (B2B) seminars at Agrilink Foodlink Aqualink 2017. The ...
- September 17, 2017
Top performer fisheries play second fiddle
Vietnam is looking forward to earning $12 billion from fisheries by 2020 while the Philippines currently earns just $500 million. “Something is wrong,” said marine scientist Rafael Guerrero at a regional scientific conference ...
- May 25, 2017
BFAR moves to curb prices of galunggong
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is looking at the scales to lower prices of Blue Mackerel Scad or Shortfin Scad or galunggong, dubbed as the “poor man’s fish,” which have risen to as high as P240 per kilogram. ...
- March 12, 2021
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 plans 10-year fisheries roadmap
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to craft a 10-year masterplan for the local fisheries sector to improve its contribution to the overall agriculture industry. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said the DA will ...
- September 9, 2017
Fish Biomass seen as solution to cut imports
A Filipino scientist said the country can achieve self-sufficiency for fish and marine products if it implements strategies and programs to increase biomass in the seas. Angel Alcala PhD, a former environment secretary ...
- September 13, 2018
DA urged to prioritize training, promote agri-preneurship
Sen. Bong Go has expressed support for the proposed 2021 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) as he commend the agency for its swift response to the needs of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk during the pandemic. “I ...
- October 18, 2020
DA to boost bangus production
The government needs to increase its budget to build more hatcheries nationwide to sustain the country’s demand for milkfish, the Department of Agriculture said. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said ...
- October 1, 2017
More readers' views on agriculture neglect
We received another email from Vicente Emmanuel Paterno of Hayuma Foundation who chooses to call out attention on the plight of our fisheries sector. He writes: "While it is plain to see the obvious neglect of Philippine ...
- February 8, 2010
Baliao is SEAFDEC/AQD chief for a third term
Dan Baliao, the current chief of the Iloilo-based Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), was reappointed to a third term and will serve for another two years until Sept. ...
- September 8, 2021