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Innovation needed to revive fisheries sector, says DOF
Innovative ways of aquafarming is needed to ensure adequate supply of fish for Filipino consumers and to prevent fish prices from exacerbating inflation. In an economic bulletin released Thursday, the Department of Finance ...
- July 28, 2018
'More climate action for Coral Triangle'
The Philippines sees the need for more international climate action that will better protect the 6 million-square kilometer Coral Triangle, the marine area experts cited as center of marine biodiversity on Earth. Philippine ...
- December 22, 2018
LandBank raising lending to small farmers, fisherfolk to P115B by 2022
Supporting President Rodrigo Duterte's goal to disperse the growth momentum from Manila to the countryside through the farm sector. New Landbank President Alex Buenaventura said in a statement on Sunday, December 25, that ...
- December 28, 2016
Industry execs seek stronger PH-Taiwan aquaculture tie-up
An official of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) expressed optimism about a greater tie-up with the Philippines following a trade meeting among industry players on aquaculture at the Manila Hotel ...
- October 1, 2017
PH shrimp industry banks on gov’t support to sustain growth
Filipino shrimp producers are banking on government support to sustain the industry’s growth in recent years. Industry players have gathered for the three-day 12th Philippine National Shrimp Congress at the SMX Convention ...
- November 22, 2019
DENR chief pushes for int'l collab on wetlands conservation
Participants from various countries visited the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area (NOCWCA) – the seventh Ramsar site of the Philippines located in southern Negros – as part of the 2nd East Asian-Australasian ...
- October 13, 2019
DA chief deems agribusiness industry as cornerstone of inclusive growth
The Philippines corn industry plays a crucial role in ensuring food security being a major feed input to livestock, poultry and aquaculture sectors. Cagayan Valley's capability to produce high quality corn is reflected in ...
- October 18, 2015
PH fisheries output hits 1.1 million MT in 2017 Q2
The country’s total volume of fisheries production reached 1.1 million metric tons during the second quarter this year, 1.36 percent lower than same period last year. Based on a report of Philippine Statistics Authority ...
- August 25, 2017
Ex-agri chief calls for creation of Department of Fisheries
Former Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Saturday proposed the creation of a Department of Fisheries that will be independent of the Department of Agriculture to give more attention to and support for the sustainable ...
- May 1, 2019
PH lifts ban on several fish species from Fukushima
The Philippines has lifted a seven-year-old ban on the importation of several fish species from Fukushima Prefecture as a gesture of goodwill during the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet members to Japan ...
- June 1, 2019