PCAF Initiatives: Poultry and livestock stakeholders tackle int’l rules on importation, other agri issues

The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries 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…

PCAF Initiatives: DA, PCAF gather swine stakeholders on pork-related issues

Chaired by Assistant Secretary for Livestock Dr. William Medrano, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) 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…

Competitiveness is the name of the game — Dar (repost)

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. “Competitiveness is the name of the game. We need more varieties continue reading…

Farmers receive initial P2-B RCEF farm machinery (repost)

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’s Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilMech), on June 4, under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) mechanization component. “We congratulate the farmer-leaders who, on behalf of their continue reading…