Agriculture
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.
Mega Agri-Farm plans poultry expansion in Tarlac
Mega Agri-Farm Corp. is planning to expand its poultry farm in Mayantoc, Tarlac, to accommodate up to 480,000 birds, five times its current capacity of 98,000.
DA chief orders ASF-free pork import rules
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has issued new rules strengthening the country’s defenses against the African swine fever (ASF) while ensuring safe importation of swine and pork products.
Farm groups slam EO 105’s “flexible” rice tariff policy
Activist farmers criticized the rice import policy under Executive Order (EO) 105, saying it will worsen the plight of local rice producers.
