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DA plans to enhance promotion to attract younger farmers, fishers

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is revamping its image to attract the younger generation to engage in farming, fishing and aquaculture.  “Farming now is not bankable. So, the aim is to make it cool, attractive to young people and, of course, bankable. It should make money in order for it to be sustainable,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. told members of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines...

New mango shipments to Australia face delay due to stricter regulations

CarabaoMango.Au announced Thursday a delay in the shipment of Philippine mangoes supposedly...

DA chief says new PMI facility to recharge PH tobacco industry

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. expressed confidence local tobacco leaves will...

Livelihood for WPS fishing communities launched

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched LAYAG-WPS or Livelihood...

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SEARCA supports digitizing access to agricultural supply

To provide farmers better access to supplies for agricultural production, the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) supported...

ADB approves $500-m loan to help improve PH agriculture sector

The Asian Development Bank said Friday it approved a $500-million (about P27 billion) policy-based loan to help the Philippine government expand economic opportunities in...

Agriculture contracted 1% in 4th quarter

Agriculture and fisheries production, which accounts for about a tenth of the gross domestic product, contracted by 1 percent in the fourth quarter from...

Philex signs deal to buy 90-year-old mining company

Philex Mining Corp. said Monday it signed an agreement to acquire a 90-year-old mining company to expand its existing Padcal mine in Itogon, Benguet. Philex...

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