Agriculture
PhilMech lends Nigeria hand in food waste reduction
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) has lent Nigeria the technology it needs to reduce food waste.
PH meat imports rise 9.6 percent over six months
Meat imports rose 9.6 percent in the first six months this year to 648 million kilograms (kg) from only 591 million kilograms in the same period last year, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said.
Stakeholders acknowledge severely underperforming dairy industry and calls for sustained government support
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) considers the domestic dairy industry a severely underperforming sector no matter that it posted a 15 percent increase in milk production in the first half this year to 16,020 metric tons (MT) from last year’s 13,940 MT. It urged the government to continue supporting the industry.
KADIWA ng Pangulo to open outlets in Visayas, Mindanao in September
The Department of Agriculture will expand the KADIWA ng Pangulo program to the Visayas and Mindanao in September as part of the broader plan to widen its store network, which offers lower-priced farm goods including rice, in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.
DA presents draft guidelines on ASF vaccine to farmers in Batangas
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) on Tuesday met and briefed around 150 farmers on the use of the vaccine against the African swine fever (ASF).
