The Day 3 at WTO was beset by severe headwinds, with many countries, including India, objecting to the text of the draft agreements on agriculture and fisheries, especially related to subsidies.
This seems to be a desperate move by the head of the WTO as member nations are sticking to their entrenched positions, signalling that a "no solution" scenario is far better than going back home with an "adverse solution".
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MANILA - The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has implemented the Integrated Marine Environment Monitoring System (IMEMS) Project, aiming to enhance the government's capability in the monitoring, control, and surveillance system over its maritime domain while intensifying the campaign against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The IMEMS project is an innovative, optimized, and integrated monitoring system that expands and improves the DA-BFAR's current program. With the IMEMS project, the DA-BFAR can now track and communicate with Philippine-flagged fishing vessels in real-time on a national scale, integrating communication, licensing, and law enforcement functionalities to ensure compliance with various conservation and management measures being implemented in Philippine waters, exclusive economic zones (EEZ), and other coastal states. "Implementing IMEMS project gives us the opportunity to benefit from technologic
MANILA - The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) could use more financial backing to support its vision to achieve food security even as it defended the plan to import fish to address shortage. DA Undersecretary for Agri-Industrialization and Fisheries Cheryl Natividad-Caballero said in an interview Friday that BFAR received lower funds compared to other agricultural agencies. Thus, the goal to intensify fish production is limited and will depend on the given budget. "The Secretary (William Dar) has spoken and we cannot underestimate his wisdom. As head of the Department, his approval and or issuances and guidelines clearly set the agency's directions and guidance," Caballero said, in response to critics questioning the DA's move to import 60,000 metric tons (MT) of pelagic fish to plug projected shortfall in the first quarter of 2022. Dar signed the Certificate of Necessity to Import on Tuesday citing some PHP4-billion damage