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DA rolls out aquaculture infra projects
The Department of Agriculture (DA) inaugurated P23 million worth of aquaculture infrastructure at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Iloilo. In a statement, the DA said Agriculture Secretary ...
- December 12, 2021
Oceana: 'Prioritize fisheries protection'
International organization Oceana urged local government units (LGUs) to prioritize fisheries management and ecological protection to promote food and nutritional security. The group cited the need to ensure resiliency of ...
- April 1, 2022
Fisheries production improves in 2019
The local fisheries production continued its positive streak, rising by 1.5 percent in 2019 amid better output in the municipal and aquaculture sectors. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that ...
- February 1, 2020
DA seeks World Bank funding for fisheries project
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking a $200-million fund from the World Bank to finance its Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project to improve the country’s fishery production and protect the “blue ...
- June 3, 2020
Fishermen's group seeks support for aquaculture
The country‘s aquaculture industry will help fill an anticipated gap in supply once the government implements a three-month-long closed fishing season for roundscad (galunggong) starting on November 1. Lawyer Asis Perez, ...
- October 15, 2020
Aquafeed project shows promise for farmers’ income
To help lower the price of fish amidst volatile food prices across the country, an international aquaculture research center is coming up with a new fish feed formulation that is cost-efficient and eco-friendly. Using ...
- June 7, 2021
BFAR to construct hatchery in Ligao City
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bicol will build a P30 million state-of-the art multi-species hatchery in Ligao City to increase the aquaculture production and sustain the protein requirement of ...
- July 8, 2021
DA-BFAR to help backyard hog raisers in QC
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has offered an alternative livelihood to backyard hog raisers in Quezon City affected by the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak. “This is to ...
- February 20, 2021
DA developing cheaper aqua feed recipe
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has initiated the development of low-cost feed for "bangus" (milkfish) and tilapia, two of the leading fish products in the Philippines, hoping to alleviate the rising cost of aquaculture. ...
- June 16, 2022
Conservation urged to save native catfish
The bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), one of two native catfish species, was once a popular meal and is found in lakes, ponds, and rice fields across the Philippines. Based on studies and anecdotal reports, it is ...
- August 29, 2020