THE agriculture and meat industries set forth their arguments on tariffs for imported meat and edible offal, ending up in opposing camps on the level of protection needed by domestic growers. Nicanor M. Briones, Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines party-list representative, said during a virtual public hearing of the Tariff Commission (TC) on Wednesday […]
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Davao villages repopulated with swine
DAVAO CITY — The City Veterinary Office (CVO) is conducting swine repopulation in the villages here affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF). These include Inayangan, Lamanan, Dominga of Calinan district; Magsaysay of Marilog district; and Colosas of Paquibato district. CVO head Cerelyn B. Pinili told a news briefing on Thursday 346 heads had been […]
Pilmico launches breeder, nursery farm in Nueva Ecija
PILMICO Animal Nutrition Corp., the food and agribusiness subsidiary of the Aboitiz group, has launched its fourth breeder and nursery farm in Talugtug, Nueva Ecija to boost local swine production. The farm is expected to have an additional capacity of 2,500 sow level, which can produce 4.7 million kilograms of pork meat annually. “The past […]
Backyard pig farming project launched in Sarangani province
FARMERS associations in Sarangani will begin backyard pig farming to help the industry recover from African Swine Fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The Sarangani initiative is part of the Integrated Swine with Vegetable Production project, which aims to increase hog production and supplement farmer earnings in the seven towns of the province. […]
Landbank doubles funding support for distressed swine industry to P30B
THE Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) is raising its available loan window in support of local pork producers and feed millers to P30 billion, from P15 billion, to finance stock repopulation and feed milling operations of stakeholders reeling from the adverse impact of the African swine fever (ASF). This came following the directive from […]