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THE Philippines has ratified a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement on fishing subsidies, joining 69 other countries that have signed up for a global deal aimed at curbing overfishing and promoting ocean sustainability.
MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) yesterday said that the moratorium on the importation of agriculture products should be the practice of the Department of Agriculture (DA) if there is a slump in the farmgate price of farm products, after Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel ordered a suspension in the outsourcing of onions.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 18)— The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday announced that it is imposing a temporary ban on imports of birds and poultry products from Japan after the latter reported a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or bird flu outbreak on Nov. 28, 2023.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned imported poultry products from California and Ohio in the US amid the outbreak of avian flu.
By the estimates of the Department of Agriculture, up to 30 percent of crops go to waste due to poor logistics. Cordillera farmers will probably say the percentage is much higher; they recently had to sell their highland vegetables at a loss or simply give the crops away after farmgate prices hit rock bottom amid a flood of imports.
MANILA, Philippines — Around 30% of all vegetables produced in the Philippines get discarded or become wastage due to inefficient logistics, according to the estimates of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. on Tuesday unveiled before Cabinet members his plan to increase agricultural productivity, lower food cost, ensure food security, and make farming and fisheries a more bankable investment alternative.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) started this week the series of cluster meetings for the Masagana Rice Industry Development Program to map out and fine-tune intervention strategies to mitigate the impact of an expected prolonged dry spell caused by the El Niño on rice production.