Gov’t intensifies measures against bird flu
The Department of Agriculture remains committed against the spread of avian flu by strengthening disease control measures.
Tag: Department of Agriculture
Marcos: PH close to rice self-sufficiency in 2025
The Philippines will be close to rice self-sufficiency by 2025 with major reorganization involving various agencies, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Gov’t to launch corn dev’t program to help farmers, increase yield
The Department of Agriculture will launch a sustainable corn breeding program this year to develop yellow corn varieties to meet farmers’ demand for location-specific and affordable varieties for animal feeds, Malacañang said.
DA intensifies efforts against wastage of produce
To improve the lives of Filipino farmers and fishermen, the Department of Agriculture is expanding market links through contract farming with hotels and restaurants on surplus harvest purchases.
WATCH | PBBM, mas mabuting manatili muna bilang kalihim ng Department of Agriculture
Senator JV Ejercito, naniniwalang mas malilinis ang ahensya ng Department of Agriculture kung pamumunuan muna ito ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
When is BBM appointing a permanent DA chief?
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has not named a permanent agriculture secretary as he wants to speed up reforms in the sector.
‘Kilos bago mabugok ang itlog!’: Risa urges DA to quickly address spike in egg prices
Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Friday said the Department of Agriculture (DA) should act quickly to solve the shortage in the supply of eggs, which resulted in the increase of its price in the markets.
‘Mga walang puso! Mga walang pakialam!’: Villanueva scolds DA, BOC execs over salt importation issue
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva lost his cool during a Senate hearing on Wednesday as top officials of the state agencies mandated to oversee the importation of salt could not provide basic details about the situation of the country’s salt industry.
Ba’t papatulan taga-PAL? JV Ejercito tells DA, BOC execs: Go after big-time smugglers
Senator JV Ejercito berated officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for flagging flight crew members of Philippine Airlines (PAL) who stashed 11 kilos of onions in their luggage instead of running after big-time agricultural smugglers.
Ba’t ngayon lang? DA wants middlemen out to bring down onion prices
To bring down the retail prices of onion, the Department of Agriculture on Saturday (January 14) said it is focusing on eliminating the many layers of traders that trigger the high cost of commodities.
