Agriculture
Group urges DepEd to allow tandem to handle feeding program
The National Federation of Dairy Farmers and Stakeholders' Association (Dairy Nat Fed) has urged Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara to allow the National Dairy Authority (NDA) to handle the Department of Education’s (DepEd) milk feeding program to achieve greater efficiency in delivering the program.
USDA projects rising chicken imports in 2025 as consumption outpaces supply
The Philippines is projected to import more chicken products next year as demand continues to outpace supply, according to the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the United States Department of Agriculture in Manila.
DA ramps up agri projects implementation in Mindanao
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is fast tracking the implementation of major projects in Mindanao that would boost productivity of the agriculture and fisheries sectors to help the region realize in full its potential as a prime agricultural hub.
BAI reports promising Batangas post-ASF hog vaccination results
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) announced on Saturday that latest test results on pigs inoculated with the African swine fever (ASF) vaccine developed in Vietnam, have shown encouraging progress.
DA welcomes inflation drop in September on lower food prices
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. welcomed with guarded optimism the sharp slowdown in September inflation attributed to the decline in food prices, particularly rice.
