The government is developing a sustainable and low-cost feed for milkfish and tilapia to address rising aquaculture production costs. The new feed uses by-products from corn and poultry abattoirs and copra meal to replace fish meal. “The ongoing crises, COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine conflict, have had a ripple effect on the whole seafood value chain. It’s not just food and fuel, it also affects feed for livestock and aquaculture since the majority of our feedstuff is sourced from outside the country,” Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said in a statement.

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