Background of the amendment
The Seed Law was issued in 2000 and amended respectively in 2004 and 2013. This time, the overall amendment of the Seed Law was an important step towards marketization of crop seed industry. The agriculture commission of the National People’s Congress took...
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The paper provides recommendations to enhance the gender-responsiveness of Republic Act No. 7308, or the Seed Industry Development Act in the Philippines. Seed systems are one of the foundations of agricultural development and food security. Its development is especially crucial in...
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Submitted as a country report for the 26th East Asian Agriculture Organization Council (EAOC) Top Level Meeting on Sept. 28-30, 2016, Taipei, Taiwan
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The Philippines will develop seed production facilities in communities and universities to improve the country’s food production, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Friday.
At the ceremonial turnover of the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) Greenhouses and Postharvest Facilities in Quezon, Marcos said the food production facility would improve the needs of the agricultural sector.
“Through these endeavors, no farmer, no family, no community will be left behind as we strive for a future where agriculture drives growth, nourishes our people, and sustains our nation,” Marcos said.
Marcos said the creation of a food production facility would be led by the Department of Agriculture (DA) with the help of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and other state universities and colleges.
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