Agriculture
Mindoro oil spill imperils fish catch over next six months
The expanding oil spill in Mindoro is feared to impact adversely on fish production in the first half of the year, according to activist group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya).
Ban on pork imports now includes Singapore
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has widened its list of temporarily prohibited pork imports to include pork products from Singapore.
“Vegetable import growth an opportunity for US exporters”
The importation of pulses and other leguminous vegetables are seen rising five to seven percent over the next five years, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
PPP coffee project seeks to overturn abysmal Robusta bean production
The government and Nestlé Philippines are raising Robusta coffee together in a Mindanao plantation that should produce 1,000 kilos of the beans per hectare by 2027.
