Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) had its share of challenges in 2021, including calamity-related damage and the African swine fever (ASF), but it remained focused on projects that will strengthen food security levels and improve the quality of agricultural produce. Secretary William Dar said the agency will continue to pour in maximum contribution to help in the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. "The pandemic continues to limit any semblance of normalcy for people already fed up with quarantine lockdowns and mobility restrictions. In agriculture, the African swine fever, the series of calamities, and the global hike in prices of inputs, like corn, soybeans, fertilizer, and petroleum, have aggravated the situation. Our job is far from over," he said in a statement. All DA heads of office have been directed to realign unutilized 2021 funds toward priority focus areas, as well as in the rehabilit
To help rebuild their livelihood, farmers and fishermen in regions placed under a "state of calamity" due to typhoon "Odette" may now borrow up to P25,000 from the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Photo from the Department of Agriculture The DA's Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) announce
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on Tuesday appealed to travelers, including returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), not to bring pork and other pork products as pasalubong this coming Christmas and New Year holidays to curb the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the provinces. At a news conference, BAI…
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The country’s agriculture sector has sustained nearly P2-billion damage from Severe Tropical Storm Maring, but losses are expected to further rise.
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In the latest report of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Maring’s damage and losses to farm sect