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Opportunities aquaculture at agrilink expo
Farmers and investors in fisheries should find time to visit the Agrilink trade show that will be staged at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on October 4 to 6. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will ...
- August 11, 2018
Taal eruption's damage to agriculture now at ₱3 B; farmers, fishers get aid
Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said that the total damage to agriculture due to Taal Volcano’s eruption has risen to P3.06 billion. In a roundtable discussion with the Manila Bulletin editors and reporters on ...
- January 18, 2020
DA vows to impose stricter biosecurity, quarantine rules
Agriculture Secretary Bernie Fondevilla has vowed to protect the country from invasive pests and diseases carried by cheap imported food items, vegetables and plants that have been flooding the domestic market. Under the ...
- March 25, 2010
'Ulysses' damage to agriculture sector rises to ₱4 billion
Typhoon "Ulysses" has already incurred nearly ₱4 billion worth of damage to the country’s agriculture sector, with rice as the most affected crop. Data from the Department of Agriculture's (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and ...
- November 19, 2020
Time to consider the creation of a Dep't of fisheries and aquatic resources
The recent decision of President Duterte to return the National Food Authority (NFA), the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) ...
- May 13, 2018
Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries
Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ...
- April 23, 2016
Policy changes proposed in DA to improve ease of doing in agri sector
The Department of Agriculture (DA) was told to change certain policies as the unnecessary regulatory burden, just like in other sectors, affects the ease of doing business in the agriculture and fishery sector. This was ...
- June 16, 2018
DA gives ₱83-M aid to Bicol agri-fisheries
Some agriculture and fishery stakeholders in Bicol Region have received P83.3-million aid through the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) campaign of “bridging the gap and touching the hearts" of the agri-fisheries sector. ...
- February 9, 2016
DA pushes Tawi-Tawi, S'gani fishery projects
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has alloted P15 million for two major fishery projects here and in Sarangani province. Both projects are aimed at boosting the country's food security program of the country, Tawi-Tawi ...
- September 12, 2005
Duterte launches 2 PH-made vessels
President Duterte has commissioned two Philippine-made vessels to fortify agriculture and fisheries-related maritime operations in line with his official endorsement of mixed rice-corn meals for Filipinos to gain more ...
- December 24, 2017