More than 60 hog and swine raisers, concerned private stakeholders, government officials and selected PCAF employees participated in a video conference on April 30, 2020 to discuss and get updates on the African Swine Fever (ASF) situation in the country. The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry presented the Department鈥檚 initiatives on ASF. These include continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 30 April 2020 The Department of Agriculture (DA) assures the consuming public of adequate supply of fresh fish in the market, amid the extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, until May 15. 鈥淲ith the lifting of the closed fishing season in major fishing areas in the country and continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 30 April 2020 Agriculture Secretary William Dar continues to encourage local chief executives (LCEs) to buy from farmers and fishers their products 鈥� vegetables, fruits, chicken, hogs, and fish, among others 鈥� and include these in relief food packs distributed to constituents. 鈥淏y doing so, we help our farmers continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 29 April 2020 Amid the challenges in global food systems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is ready to take on the challenge of the 鈥榥ew normal鈥� facing the country鈥檚 agriculture and fishery sector. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the vulnerabilities continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 29 April 2020 The Department of Agriculture (DA) will distribute seeds and fertilizers for free to rice farmers starting the 2020 wet cropping season to further boost the country鈥檚 rice production. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the full implementation of the P8.5-billion Rice Resiliency Project (RRP) under the Plant, continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 29 April 2020 To help stabilize the supply and prices of pork in Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is coordinating with hog raisers in Mindanao to bring their surplus pork products to Visayas and Luzon. 鈥淲e are looking at an initial volume continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 28 April 2020 Agriculture Secretary William Dar forged a partnership with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on April 28, with the launching of the Urban Agriculture Program inside the compound of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. 鈥淲e thank Secretary Delfin Lorenzana of the Department of National Defense continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 27 April 2020 The country鈥檚 rice supply remains on the optimistic side as the Department of Agriculture (DA) projects a 94-day buffer stock by the end of December 2020. 鈥淲e would like to inform the public that based on our estimates, the country will enjoy an ending rice inventory continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 24 April 2020 Given the 鈥榥ew normal鈥� scenario, the Department of Agriculture (DA) from hereon will partner strongly with the private sector, particularly with agribusiness conglomerates like San Miguel Corporation (SMC) that committed to buy various products from farmers and fishers to ensure the steady supply of adequate, accessible continue reading…
Author: DA-AFID | 24 April 2020 In line with ensuring adequate, accessible and affordable food for all affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), the Department of Agriculture (DA) continues to safeguard the welfare of farmers and fishers, who labor tirelessly in the farms and fishing grounds. 鈥淎s we ensure enough food for every continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 24 April 2020 Looking at young millennials as the future of Philippine agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to engage 900 fresh graduates (batch 2019-2020) as 鈥榝rontliners鈥� to assist as implementers of agriculture programs in each congressional district nationwide. 鈥淲e need young blood in agriculture. They have continue reading…
