Agriculture
LANDBANK, Bohol LGU in fish buy-back program
The Land Bank of Philippines and the provincial government of Bohol are partners in a fish buy-back program providing local fishers a sure market for their daily catch while reducing the retail price of fish in the province.
Rice importers cheated Customs of P7.7B in tariff from undervalued rice in 2022
As much as P7.7 billion worth of tariffs have been lost last year due to the undervaluation of rice imports, according to the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF).
Mindoro oil spill imperils fish catch over next six months
The expanding oil spill in Mindoro is feared to impact adversely on fish production in the first half of the year, according to activist group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya).
Ban on pork imports now includes Singapore
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has widened its list of temporarily prohibited pork imports to include pork products from Singapore.
