The Department of Agriculture (DA) favorably welcomes the signing by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, on May 10, 2021, of Proclamation No. 1143, declaring a state of calamity throughout the Philippines
The Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) — in collaboration with a US vaccine company, and Zoetiz, a global animal health company — has started initial
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is in the process of strengthening the traceability systems in the trading of livestock and poultry, primarily pigs and chicken, including their respective meat and
As the African Swine Fever (ASF) incidence is at its lowest level since August 2020, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the government’s P600-million swine repopulation program,
The Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (DA-PCIC) has relaxed conditions for paying hog raisers for their losses under its insurance program for hogs, in support of the Duterte
Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar led DA officials in ushering the arrival of 2,000 live hogs from Biotech Farms in South Cotabato on February 17, 2021 at the Vitas Port,
It is “all systems go” for the transport of hogs from Mindanao, Visayas, and some parts of Luzon including Batangas to be delivered to Metro Manila markets and sold at
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has directed all “One DA” officials to step up efforts by pouring needed resources to stabilize the supply and prices of pork and poultry and other
As part of the current nationwide biosecurity and surveillance program, aptly called “BABay ASF” (Bantay ASF sa Barangay), the Department of Agriculture (DA) is initially allotting P80 million (M) for
Agriculture Secretary William Dar is urging backyard and commercial hog raisers to secure insurance packages so they can recover part of their investments, in case their farms are affected by
