Browsing BusinessWorld by Name "Dar, William"

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    • Agriculture damaged in Western Visayas estimated at P265M 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (BusinessWorld, January 6, 2020, on page S2/7)
      Damage to the agriculture sector of Western Visayas due to typhoon Ursula (international name: Phanfone) has exceeded P265 million as of Jan. 3 with more than half accounted for by rice crops and facilities, according to ...

    • Agriculture dep't aims to double value of farm and fishery exports to Canada 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, August 12, 2020, on page S1/2)
      The Philippines aims to export more farm and fishery products to Canada with a target of doubling the value of such shipments over the medium term, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a virtual call with new Canadian ...

    • DA taps renewable energy for urban agriculture program 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 30, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) will maximize the use of renewable energy to sustain food production under its Urban Agriculture Project. In a statement on Monday, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said he has received ...

    • Farm growth expected to have steadied 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel (BusinessWorld, December 19, 2019, on page S1/1-S1/5)
      Agriculture production likely sustained growth this quarter despite storms that cost the sector about P4 billion worth of losses, a Cabinet official and private sector experts said in recent interviews.

    • Farm output fails to hit gov't target 

      VMPG (BusinessWorld, January 23, 2020, on page S1/1-S1/5)
      Philippine agriculture output grew less than a percent in 2019, failing to meet the government’s target as the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak dragged the livestock sector. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ...

    • More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Laforga, Beatrice M. (BusinessWorld, January 15, 2020, on page S1/1-S1/2)
      Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...

    • P10-B fishery project backed by WB nearing implementation 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, October 28, 2021, on page S1/4)
      A World Bank (WB)-supported fisheries program with funding of $200 million (P10 billion) is close to being approved for implementation, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a statement Wednesday, the DA said the ...

    • Q1 farm, fishery sales rise by 12%, buck overall export dip 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 11, 2020, on page S1/10)
      Exports of agricultural and fisheries products rose 12% to $1.31 billion in the first quarter, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said, citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority. “This is a complete opposite of ...