Agriculture
Nueva Ecija happy recipients of over P100M PhilMech farm machines
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) distributed last week a total P107.747 million worth of various farm machines at no cost to 59 qualified farmer cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Nueva Ecija province.
Rubber, livestock, poultry and aquaculture to benefit from DA boost programs
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 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).
