Pork dealers here appealed for government assistance as sales “hugely” dropped in the wake of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak.
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) in Northern Mindanao has tapped the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the local government units in ensuring that the African Swine Fever (ASF) will not spread to the region.
The Department of Agriculture-10 (DA-10) said last Monday that it has activated its multi-sectoral task force to address the entry of the African Swine Fever (ASF) into the country.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a temporary ban on all processed pork meat products from countries affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) on Tuesday.
Durian production in Davao is decreasing as the El Niño phenomenon continues to inflict damages to the agriculture sector in the area.
Total damages and losses to the agriculture sector has increased to PHP 4.35 billion as the El Niño phenomenon continue to wreck devastations to farmlands and agricultural areas in the country.
The El Niño has already affected around 13,000 farmers in the province according to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist.
Militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) deeply criticized the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the rice tarrification law, saying the measure will kill the rice industry in the country.
At the height of the continuing threat on the possible outbreak of the feared African Swine Fever (ASF) on the swine industry in the country, Philippine authorities are now applying strict preventive measures, a top agriculture official in Davao region said.
Known to have the biggest chunk of cacao production in the country, Davao region naturally boast of active cacao stakeholders, some of whom gathered in a Cacao Learning Exchange in Davao City.
