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Agriculture is ‘gasping for breath’

Its counterpart in the vernacular is “naghihingalo,” and that’s quite possibly what Agriculture Secretary William Dar hears from the mouths of farmers whom he...

Imee Marcos hits DA on fish import deal

Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday called anew the Department of Agriculture (DA) for “another attempt to pull off a midnight deal” while the nation...

Food crisis

Agriculture Secretary William Dar is not trying to be an alarmist when he warned of a looming food crisis that could start in the...

Salceda asks DA to prevent bird flu outbreak in Albay province

Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means has asked Agriculture Secretary William Dar for assistance in...

Agriculture dips 1.7% on reduced livestock output

Agriculture and fisheries production dropped 1.7 percent in 2021 from the previous year, as the sector contended with livestock diseases and the devastation left...

Consumers told to avoid panic-buying as PH has ample food stock

Agriculture Secretary William Dar asked consumers over the weekend to avoid panic-buying as the country has enough food supply. “Buying more food than what we...

DA seeks additional P12b to 2022 budget

The Department of Agriculture is seeking an additional P12 billion to the proposed P95-billion budget for 2021 to prepare the local sector and address...

PH, US sign export deal on pineapples, mangoes

The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday Philippine pineapples and mangoes will gain more access to the US through additional ports of entry following the...

Gov’t assures Filipino people of enough food despite virus

There is enough food for everyone despite the numerous challenges faced by the agriculture sector such as natural calamities, outbreak of animal diseases and...

DA chief Dar leads rollout of Swine R3 credit program

ILAGAN CITY, Isabela—The Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) in partnership with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) recently launched the Swine...

Rice farmers can benefit from this support system

"This program can serve as a model for other LGUs."   We wrote recently about the Palay Price Support Program of the Nueva Ecija Provincial Government....

DA revising rice harvest goal after strong Q1 output

The Department of Agriculture plans to revise the 2021 rice production target after the country harvested a record 4.62 million metric tons in the...

Ivermectin trial to start, but for ASF, not COVID

The preliminary trial for ivermectin will soon start, but for the prevention and control of the spread of the African swine fever and not...

DA lifts local pork ceiling but caps price on imports

The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday imported pork will be subjected to a suggested retail price to ensure consumers have access to affordable meat...
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