I am publishing our communication with President Marcos on the illegal use of palm olein that is hurting our coconut industry and depriving the government of billions of pesos. December 5, 2022 Dear President Marcos: I respectfully write to Your Excellency, Mr. President, in your concurrent capacity as Secretary of…
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has called for stricter control and containment measures against avian influenza or bird flu amid reported outbreaks in duck and quail farms in several provinces.
The House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, has called for a strict monitoring of meat and agricultural products amid reports of smuggling cases in the country on Monday, Nov. 22. The House panel also tackled the streamlining of processes invo
HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE.With the current threat of African swine fever to the hog population, paired with the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the production of rabbit for meat consumption. DA Secretary William Dar said the agency will provide necessary backing to the massive production of rabbits.(Photo courtesy ofDA Facebook Page) MANILA-Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar instructed Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Director Reildrin Morales to support the production and distribution of rabbit for meat consumption and livelihood. "We will see to it that we provide strong support for the massive production of rabbits to be distributed initially here in Caloocan, so we can show the world that rabbit meat can be a substitute for pork," Dar said in a media statement on Wednesday. He added that DA will support the advocacy of the Association of Rabbit Meat Producers Inc., led by Artemio Veneracion Jr., for