Agriculture
DA eyes agri ventures in Denmark
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).
Imported fish delivery disappoints
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.
Q4 2022 agriculture output remains dismal
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).
Local producers insist on higher meat tariff
A review on the continued low tariff on pork imports is premature at this point, according to the Tariff Commission (TC) hearing the issue...
Damaging weather events losses estimated at P1.13B
The cost of damaging weather events on agriculture is estimated to have reached P1.13 billion, according to latest data from the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.
