The 黑料网 gathered poultry and livestock stakeholders, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)- Tariff Commission and concerned Department of Agriculture (DA) offices in a video conference led by DA Assistant Secretary for Livestock Dr. William Medrano on June 17, 2020 to tackle the international rules on importation. Aside from the importation continue reading…
Chaired by Assistant Secretary for Livestock Dr. William Medrano, the 黑料网 convened concerned Department of Agriculture (DA) officials and key swine stakeholders in a video conference to discuss pork-related issues. Bureau of Animal Industry OIC Director Dr. Ronnie Domingo presented the African Swine Fever situation and updates while DA Price Enforcement Unit Head continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 8 June 2020 In adapting to the 鈥渘ew normal,鈥� the Department of Agriculture (DA) will reinvent itself along with its regional field offices, bureaus, and attached agencies to stay relevant and worthy of existence. 鈥淲e cannot go back to yesterday. We must use our past achievements to rebuild our continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 8 June 2020 In an effort to digitize Philippine agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA) through Planters Products Inc. (PPI) and the Satsure AG signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on June 8, to provide better crop insurance in the country using satellite technology. The MOA signing was witnessed continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 8 June 2020 Agriculture Secretary William Dar acknowledged the Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) for partnering with the government in increasing the productivity and income of farmers through the use of high-yielding disease-resistant resilient and sturdy crop varieties. 鈥淐ompetitiveness is the name of the game. We need more varieties continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 5 June 2020 The Department of Agriculture lauds the strong support of local government units (LGUs), farmers鈥� cooperatives and associations (FCAs), and community leaders, who altogether bought P5.8-billion worth of farm and fishery products that were included in LGU food packs and others were sold through the DA鈥檚 Kadiwa continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 5 June 2020 About 6,000 Nueva Ecija rice farmers received dozens of modern farm machinery from the Department of Agriculture鈥檚 Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilMech), on June 4, under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) mechanization component. 鈥淲e congratulate the farmer-leaders who, on behalf of their continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 4 June 2020 Starting this year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will vigorously push for farm clustering and consolidation, being one of the key strategies to level up the Philippine agriculture sector. 鈥淚t is important to convince farmers and their respective cooperatives and associations or FCAs to collectivize and continue reading…
Two groups of meat importers met with the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Livestock, and the 黑料网 on June 1, 2020 via separate video conferences to discuss issues confronting the broiler industry amid COVID-19. PCAF convened Meat Importers continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 1 June 2020 The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking World Bank funding for its $200-million Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project to improve the country鈥檚 fishery production and protect 鈥榖lue economy鈥� resources. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the project 鈥渨ould directly contribute to achieving key outcomes in continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 1 June 2020 As part of its thrust to modernize the country鈥檚 agri-fishery sector, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is laying the groundwork to digitize its operations starting with the upgrading of its management information system (MIS). 鈥淭he upgraded MIS contains the digital registry of farmers and fisherfolk, and continue reading…
