Agriculture
PH, South Korea launch agriculture data platform
The Department of Agriculture and South Korean partners launched the Agriculture-based Central Data Ecosystem platform on Wednesday.
PMFTC remains top local tobacco buyer for third straight year
PMFTC Inc., the Philippine unit of Philip Morris International, has maintained its position as the country’s leading purchaser of locally grown tobacco leaves for three consecutive years.
DA tightens rules on blue crab harvest for sustainability, export compliance
The Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, has issued stricter regulations for the country’s blue swimming crab or alimasag fishery under Fisheries Administrative Order No. 277.
P96.7-M ice plant at Bulan fish port set to boost Bicol fisheries
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced the construction of a P96.7 million ice plant at the Bulan Fish Port Complex in Sorsogon, designed to lift production and incomes across the Bicol Region’s fisheries sector. Unveiled in a statement on Monday, the facility can produce 60 metric tons of ice daily and store up to 120 metric tons, aimed at keeping catch fresh, cutting post-harvest waste, and strengthening the entire fisheries value chain.
Police bust illegal fertilizer plant in Nueva Ecija, seize P900,000 goods
Law enforcers dismantled an unregistered fertilizer manufacturing facility in Barangay Sta. Monica, Rizal, Nueva Ecija in a joint raid on July 15. They seized 500 bags of fake fertilizer, 21 granulator machines and several trucks valued at about P900,000.
