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…
Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Mindanao B Cluster, together with PCAF, convened on May 26, 2020 in a video conference to discuss agriculture and fisheries sector issues and concerns amid COVID-19. One of the challenges confronting the sector during the pandemic is the food supply availability and adequacy in the region, which includes continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 21 May 2020 A total of one hundred and twelve Leyteaños are among the first batch of beneficiaries returning to their homeland under the Balik Probinsya, Balik Pag-asa program (BP2) of the government. On May 20, Agriculture Secretary William Dar, joined Senator Lawrence Go, Executive Secretary Salvador Meldiadea, Technical continue reading…
In a video conference, Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Mindanao A Cluster discussed agriculture and fisheries sector issues and concerns amid COVID-19 on May 20, 2020. One of the challenges confronting the sector during the pandemic is the food supply availability and adequacy in the region, which includes price-related issues, production-related issues, and unhampered continue reading…
Fisheries and aquaculture private stakeholders and government sector concerning the industry joined the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) in a video conference to discuss issues confronting the fishery and aquaculture sector amid COVID-19. Some of the topics discussed were: 1. Challenges of the sector amid the pandemic on: > Municipal capture fisheries continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 1 May 2020 The Department of Agriculture through the Philippine Coconut Authority (DA-PCA) is partnering with other agencies to study the curative properties of virgin coconut oil (VCO) on patients infected with the COVID-19. “This is indeed good news for us, a silver lining in the scientific community. This 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. “We are looking at an initial volume continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 22 April 2020 Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar reiterated that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) only allows three passengers on board food vehicles carrying fresh produce or farm inputs and implements essential for food production and processing. “Food vehicles, haulers, delivery vans continue reading…
