Agriculture
DA confirms ASF cases in Occidental Mindoro
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday confirmed new cases of the African swine fever (ASF) in three towns of Occidental Mindoro.
DA notes export opportunities for short finned pompano breedeers
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans building specialized breeding facilities and equipment helping address the relative lack of supply of the short finned pompano variety in the country.
Weather phenomenon wrought damage worth P64 million
The convergence of cold northeasterly winds from temperate countries up north with the warm easterlies of the Pacific have brought thunderstorms to farm areas in the Philippines that damaged crops worth an estimate P64.07 million, the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
Onion import ban could last beyond May – Laurel
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Sunday reiterated the likelihood for the onion import ban to last beyond May or even June as part of measures helping shield onion growers from unreasonable farm gate prices and the destruction of their crops.
DA orders temporary suspension of onion imports
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has ordered a temporary halt to onion imports until May--possibly extending the suspension through July-- if domestic harvest of the high value crop remains sufficient to meet local demand.
