Poultry meat export has shown signs of bouncing back since the beginning of 2023, according to the Department of Livestock Husbandry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
FNB News - Production Linked Incentive Scheme in food processing sector fnbnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fnbnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(File photo) MANILA Senator Robinhood Padilla on Thursday urged concerned government agencies to help Filipino farmers and fishermen to become businessmen in order to alleviate them from poverty. During a hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Padilla asked representatives of agencies if there are programs to organize farmers and fishers into cooperatives, and to help them run their own businesses. "Hindi po ba sila pwedeng i-train na ang kanilang raw materials.. lagi na lang kasing raw kukunin ng trader, maiiwan ang magsasaka o mangingisda, kikita ang trader. Di po ba tayo makagawa ng paraan na tulad sa ibang bansa, ang magsasaka at mangingisda nila ang may matatawag na magandang buhay (Can we not train them how to trade their raw materials.. traders always get their products raw, the farmer or fisherman get left behind, and the trader profit. Can we not find a way to be like other countries where farmers and fishers have a good life)
Vietnam spent nearly US$190 million on importing about 89,000 tonnes of pork in the first ten months of this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.