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Published June 4, 2021, 2:58 PM
10442CEBU CITY – Prices have stabilized even if there is still a shortage in the supply of pork in the country.
Agriculture Secretary William Dar said there is still a 26 percent supply shortage and this is felt in areas affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF).
Dar added ASF cases have already dropped by 50 percent in the first four months of 2021 as compared to the first four months of 2020.
Dar, who was in Cebu Thursday to attend an activity at the Cebu Provincial Capitol, said the country was able to cushion the impact of ASF due to the measures that were put in place.
DA needs local partnerships to succeed Secretary Dar
Philippine Information Agency
03 Jun 2021, 22:38 GMT+10
STA. MARIA, Ilocos Sur, Jun. 3 (PIA) - Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that his Department needs partnerships at the local level in order to succeed. The agriculture sector will not thrive with just the Department of Agriculture (DA) alone. In order to succeed, you have to work with various partners, said Secretary Dar.
Dar led the turnover of various agricultural inputs and machineries here last Saturday.
In a message, he highlighted his plans to strengthen the goat, coconut, and egg production in the Ilocos region, including the revitalization of the sea urchin industry as well as the tilapia and bangus hatchery in partnership with the Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (ISPSC), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Provincial Government of Ilocos Sur, and other stakeholders.
BAGUIO CITY, June 2 (PIA) - - The sixth “ Kasama sa Pamana Pre – SONA (State of the Nation Address) Series being spearheaded by the Office of Executive Secretary , Office of the Cabinet Secretary and the Presidential Communications Operations Office was held Tuesday(June 1) at the.