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First aqua business school launched in Batangas
The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) has launched its first aqua business school in Batangas this month to reinforce the country’s aquaculture sector. The NFRDI is targeting to establish and ...
- April 23, 2023
Fisherfolk warn of fake sardine shortage
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has warned the government about a shortage of tamban or Indian sardines that is allegedly being “fabricated” by big fishing firms and ...
- September 8, 2022
Phl fish supply sufficient — DA
The country has sufficient supply of fresh fish in the market even with the extended enhanced community quarantine, the Department of Agriculture said. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said projections by the Bureau of ...
- May 1, 2020
Invitation for Candidates for Nomination to the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (NFARMC)
The Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is now accepting candidates for nomination to the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (NFARMC). The National Fisheries and ...
- June 18, 2020
DA to continue fisheries interventions to boost output
The Department of Agriculture said it would continue to provide interventions for fisheries production to ensure food security. “We will exert strong efforts to ensure that quality fish and fishery products are made ...
- January 23, 2022
DA sets stricter rules for importing fish
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified the requirements for importing certain fish products including pompano to prevent their sale in wet markets. The action was made after lawmakers urged the Bureau of Fisheries ...
- December 15, 2022
Taal Volcano eruption agri damage hits P578 M
Damage to agriculture due to the eruption of Taal Volcano has reached P578 million. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it would prepare seven million tilapia fingerlings, 20,000 ulang, 50,000 mudfish, ...
- January 15, 2020
Rice and fish
There was this story of a school girl whose baon every school day was a cup of rice sprinkled with patis or fish sauce. That was all her parents could afford, the story on social media said. The basic Filipino diet is rice ...
- November 16, 2022
Tilapia, shrimps safe to eat
There is no outbreak of diseases in tilapia and shrimps amid the recent fish mortality cases, the Department of Agriculture (DA) clarified yesterday. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an attached agency ...
- June 24, 2020
DA ramps up fisheries plan
The Department of Agriculture is ramping up its efforts to synergize plans and programs in the fisheries sector as it moves toward achieving a sustainable and inclusive blue economy for the Philippines. Agriculture Secretary ...
- February 7, 2020