ZHENGZHOU, June 14 (Xinhua) China total meat output hit a new record of over 90 million tonnes in 2022, accounting for about one-fourth of the global total,
RESOLVING ISSUES. Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib (center) convenes thePhilippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA), and local buyers on Monday (Fen, 13, 2022) at the provincial capitol in Tagum City to address the abaca issue in Talaingod town where a score of Indigenous People (IPs) were affected by the suspension of abaca-buying operations.The issue stemmed when PhilFIDA imposed a "red-tagging" where traders ceased to buy abaca from Talaingoddue to concerns over the quality of fake abaca daratex fibers. (Photo courtesy DavNor PIO) DAVAO CITY - The Davao del Norte provincial government has initiated interventions to address the troubled abaca sector in Talaingod town, where thousands of indigenous people (IP) are affected by the suspension of abaca-buying operations. In a statement Tuesday, Governor Edwin Jubahib said he met with the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) personnel and local buyers on Monday to find a solution to the
(PNA file photo) #PBBMSONA2022 MANILA - The Philippine agriculture is set to be modernized under the new administration, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. vowed on Monday in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). "Ipa-prayoridad natin ang modernisasyon ng mga sakahan sa pamamagitan ng mga makabagong teknolohiya para sa ating mga magsasaka. Ating palalawakin ang mga palaisdaan, babuyan at manukan (We will prioritize the modernization of farms through the utilization of modernized technology for our farmers. We will expand our fisheries, livestock, and poultry)," he said. To reach this goal, Marcos, also the concurrent chief of the Department of Agriculture (DA), said the government will rely on research and technology. "Lahat ng ito, gagamitan ng siyensya para tumaas ang produksyong agrikultural. Maging ang post-production processing ay susuportahan ng pamahalaan (In all of these, science will be used to increase agricultural production. Even the
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) Spot check results showed that 97.7 percent of agricultural products in China met quality and safety standards in the first three mon