Agriculture
DA seeks new Japanese envoy’s assistance on agri exports
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. is seeking the help of Japan’s new envoy to Manila, Ambassador Endo Kazuya, to increase the export of agricultural products to the Asian power house.
PFDA reports record fish catch in April
The volume of fish unloaded at the various regional fish ports stood 34.7 percent higher in April, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) said.
DA welcomes P600M palm oil refiner in Mindanao
The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced the inauguration of a P600-million palm oil facility in Sultan Kudarat seen helping spur development of the palm oil industry in the country.
DA welcomes toll fee discounts for truckers of agri products
The Department of Agriculture on Friday thanked operators of various tollways in Luzon for agreeing to provide toll fee discounts to trucks transporting agricultural products.
Farm group calls out PSA over rice data gathering methodology
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has flagged supposed discrepancies in official data on rice stocks and output released recently by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and urged these be reviewed.
