Japan has generously provided 300 metric tons of rice to support families devastated by natural disasters, including the ongoing impacts of the El Niño phenomenon and severe tropical storms like Typhoon Kristine.
Local farm organizations are calling on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to immediately suspend imports of Indian water buffalo meat (carabeef) from regions affected by foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), citing risks to the Philippine livestock industry.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the importation of an additional 8,280 metric tons (MT) of frozen small pelagic fish to alleviate domestic supply shortages caused by a series of recent typhoons.
The Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and Planters Products Inc., rolled out the Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid Program on Monday.