Agriculture
ASF-infected hog shipment intercepted; BAI intensifies nationwide checkpoints
Enforcement units intercepted a shipment of 70 hogs late Thursday at a checkpoint along Mindanao Avenue. The shipment was found with animals showing clear signs of the African swine fever (ASF), including mortality, prompting their immediate confiscation.
Economic Development Group endorses RCEF extension, rice fund hike to P15 billion
The Economic Development Group, chaired by Secretary Frederick D. Go, supports extending the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund until 2030 and increasing its annual budget to P15 billion from the current P10 billion.
Sustainable agriculture faces challenges amid efforts toward food security
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel on Thursday stressed the need for sustainable practices to ensure food security in the country.
DA bares difficulty in finding fund source for price stability fund
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said a buffer fund of at least P5 billion for the procurement and stockpiling of rice and other agricultural commodities for purposes of stabilizing prices should soon be operational.
House OKs 2025 DA, NIA budgets
The respective budgets of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for 2025 successfully passed plenary deliberations at the House of Representatives, with several lawmakers pledging to further increase fund allocation to boost farm production and enhance farm incomes.
