By Ada Pelonia

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued guidelines for the controlled use of vaccines against African swine fever (ASF), a fatal animal disease that continues to threaten hog production in the Philippines. 

REGIONAL ports registered lower fish unloading volume in July owing to inclement weather and closed fishing season, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) reported. 

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the government will expand its cheaper rice program to areas outside Luzon by August.

The country’s rice imports will reach a new record this year despite the spike in international quotations, according to a report published by the United States Department of Agriculture (DA). 

THE National Food Authority (NFA) has expressed confidence that the grains agency would reach its target palay procurement for the second half of the year despite La Niña.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking at strategies to effectively disseminate information to farmers and fishers even as agricultural extension has been devolved to local government units (LGUs).

THE country’s pork inventory has declined by nearly a quarter, according to data from the attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

The poultry subsector would be hard-pressed to repeat its strong performance in the first quarter, as El Niño is making it more challenging to raise broilers, according to the United Broiler Raisers Association (Ubra).

THE Philippines is looking to fill the domestic shortage of salt and remove the need for imports in the next five years, eventually competing with global suppliers of salt, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).