Agriculture
Tino, Uwan typhoons wreck P743.8-M worth of crops
The twin blows of tropical systems Tino and Uwan have caused an estimated ₱743.83 million in agricultural damage across several regions, according to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center.
P20 per kilo rice now available in Sulu
The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that the government’s P20-per-kilo rice program is now available in Jolo, Sulu. Around 3,000 residents benefited from the program’s launch, which was led by Sulu Vice Governor Abdusakur Tan.
DA, TESDA boost agri training partnership
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are expanding their partnership to modernize agricultural training and help farmers and fisherfolk adapt to new technologies.
DA welcomes CPF’s $1-billion hog expansion plan
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has welcomed Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corp.’s (CPF) plan to invest US$1 billion (about ₱59 billion) over five years to expand hog production and help restore the country’s swine population to pre-African swine fever (ASF) levels by 2028.
FMR construction costs seen dropping 20% under DA auspices
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Department of Agriculture (DA) expects to cut construction costs by up to 20 percent when it assumes responsibility for building farm-to-market roads (FMRs) from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) starting next year.
