Agriculture
DA plans stepped up support for rice farmers
The Department of Agriculture is hopeful the reduction of duties on imported rice to 15 percent from 35 percent will help drive down the retail price of the staple.
EPR registered companies meet the 20% waste recycle threshold on inaugural year
The various businesses who registered under the Expanded Producers’ Responsibility (EPR) Act have met the target 20 percent recovery threshold from plastics declared as waste in 2023, the inaugural year of its implementation, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday.
DA seeks DOH help in assessing animal vaccines, biologics
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Health (DOH), including their respective agencies as the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have agreed to allow the BAI to help the FDA assess animal vaccines and biologics.
DA sanguine on hitting 20.44 million MT palay output target this year
The Department of Agriculture is keeping to its target of producing 20.44 million metric tons of palay this year and remains hopeful this could still be achieved despite the impact of El Nino.
Diseased UK beef barred entry
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered a temporary ban on the importation of live cattle, meat and meat products from the United Kingdom (UK) following the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, better known as mad cow disease, in that country.
