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Fishers' groups to Marcos: Advance PH interest
Fishers' groups called on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to advance the interest of Filipinos, particularly the fishermen, during his state visit to China in January 2023. Pangisda Pilipinas National Chairman ...
- December 29, 2022
Canned sardines shortage looms
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. on Wednesday warned of a looming shortage of canned sardines because of a three-month fishing ban starting in November. The group's president Danilo Fausto said that the ...
- October 6, 2022
Dying salt industry blamed on land conversion
The Philippine Association of Salt Industry Network (Philasin) on Wednesday blamed the massive conversion of agricultural lands into commercial, industrial and residential for the dying salt industry in the country. In a ...
- October 27, 2022
Shrimp farm taps solar energy
The San Andres Aqua Culture Corp. (Sanacor) has tapped renewable energy to operate its shrimp farms in Sarangani. Engineer Shawna Mei Velasco said that Sanacor’s solar photovoltaics (PV) system was installed in 2019 and ...
- October 27, 2022
Imported galunggong floods markets
The Association of Fish Traders of the Philippines Inc. confirmed on Saturday the proliferation of imported frozen galunggong or round scad in the wet markets in Metro Manila. In a radio interview, the group's president, ...
- September 18, 2022
BFAR: P100M alotted for salt production
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) claimed that it allotted P100 million for salt production last year. "Last year, BFAR has set in motion a P100-million Development of the Salt Industry Project (DSIP) ...
- August 30, 2022
Gov't urged to develop fisheries sector
Farmer's group Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) President Danilo Fausto on Wednesday called on the Marcos administration to develop the country's aquaculture through the establishment of Aquaculture ...
- February 9, 2023
PH imports 93% salt needs - Agri group
An agricultural group on Friday said that the country imports 93 percent of its salt requirements of 550,000 metric tons from China and Australia with the "dead local salt industry." In a radio interview, Philippine Chamber ...
- August 27, 2022
Only 2% of PH coral reefs remain healthy - watchdog
An environmental group said that only 2 percent of the country's coral reef remains healthy. In a webinar titled "Today is the seas the moment: A deeper connection with the ocean," Haribon Foundation Chief Operating Officer ...
- October 16, 2022
Early tilapia harvest possible
The Department of Agriculture-National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) has introduced technology on tilapia culture that highlights the use of quality strains and extruded floating feeds (EEF) where ...
- September 15, 2022