The Department of Agriculture (DA) projects greater production output for rubber, livestock, poultry and aquaculture as consequence of several enhancement programs prepared by the agency.
DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban met with Denmark Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, Franz-Michael Mellbin, on hog semen importation that can help boost efforts against the African swine fever (ASF).
Only 55 percent or 13,856.64 metric tons (MT) of galunggong (round scad) of the 25,056.27 MT granted a certificate of necessity to import (CNI) have been delivered since November last year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Thursday.
Agriculture output in the final three months of 2022 retreated by 1 percent, pulled lower by the crops and fisheries sectors, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).