The Marcos administration is looking to lessen imports of rice and corn with a primary mandate to boost production of the two food staples until the end of the year.
Corn farmers recorded a staggering revenue loss of about P10 billion due low farm-gate prices, prompting the filing of a House Resolution seeking to junk the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposal to temporarily lower import tariff on the main staple.
38728 In a statement, a group of corn far
The Philippines has lifted the ban on poultry imports from Brazil after it proved that its foreign meat establishments (FMEs) are free from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) contamination.
In the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Memorandum 71 that ordered the ban’s lifting, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the South American country “provided evidence that the safety protocols enforced in different accredited FMEs are equivalent to the guidelines established by the Philippines relative to the mitigating against Covid-19 in meat establishments.”
The order comes after the department requested documentary requirements from Brazil and evaluated the Covid-19 precautionary measures implemented by Brasilia and its FMEs in them.