Agriculture
DA steps up effort to modernizes livestock, feed sectors
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying efforts to modernize and safeguard the country's livestock, feed mill, and gamefowl industries, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said Thursday, in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s goal of achieving food security and rural development.
COA commends NFA’s 2024 performance
In a rare commendation, the Commission on Audit (COA) has praised the National Food Authority (NFA) for its effective rice inventory management, according to the latest Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM) issued to the Department of Agriculture’s grains agency.
Sugar imports under scrutiny amid new smuggling bust
The Department of Agriculture (DA), the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), and the Bureau of Customs seized four container vans carrying smuggled refined sugar during an inspection in Manila on Thursday, signaling heightened enforcement against agricultural smuggling.
DA eyes June return of pork price cap
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is preparing to reinstate the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for pork as early as the end of June, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.
P9M worth of smuggled sugar seized
Officials from the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Customs on Thursday inspected smuggled sugar from Thailand, brought in by a multi-purpose cooperative, following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to intensify the crackdown on agricultural smuggling to protect farmers and consumers, and ensure a fair market for business.
