Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has formed a technical working group (TWG) to draft the rules and regulations implementing Section 9 of the Price Act relating to agricultural products.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned the importation of poultry and other poultry products, including wild birds, from Belgium and France after these two European nations reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) their respective outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds.
Indonesia's rice output in January and February this year is estimated at 2.25 million metric tons, agriculture ministry data showed on Wednesday, a 46.3npercent drop from the same period a year ago as El Nino hits harvests.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. welcomed the private sectors’ push for greater spending on agricultural infrastructure and mechanization to hasten the farm sector’s modernization, increase productivity, and ensure the country is food secure.