Pursuant to Proclamation No. 1667, the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the System-Wide Climate Change Office (SWCCO), joined the observance of the 12th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week from November 18 to November 25, 2019.
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The Philippines, through the Department of Agriculture (DA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the People’s Republic of China on food safety cooperation.
Agriculture Secretary William Dar welcomed the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) delegation headed by...
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The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) will implement stricter measures on rice imports to ensure that only safe, quality, crop pest-free rice are sold in domestic markets.
“All rice importers will have to comply with the guidelines as...
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Viet Nam had taken concrete steps in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) based on the European Council's (EC) recommendations, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Đuc Tien.
A national committee was founded in May to co-ordinate...
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Government has been promoting organic farming under the dedicated scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) which encourages all kinds of chemical free farming systems including Zero budget Natural Farming.
The budget allocation for PKVY for 2019-20 is Rs. 325 crores. Indian Council of...
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With a view to provide social security net for the Small and Marginal Farmers (SMF) as they have minimal or no savings to provide for old age and to support them in the event of consequent loss of livelihood, the Government has launched a new Central Sector Scheme, namely, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan...
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Fisheries New Zealand has begun public consultation on a new Draft National Inshore Finfish Fisheries Plan, which will guide the management of these important fisheries for the next 5 years.
Director of fisheries management, Stuart Anderson says New Zealand’s inshore finfish resources are...
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Fishing rule changes to reduce threats to sea lions in the subantarctic Auckland Islands squid fishery have been decided.
New Zealand sea lions are a national taonga. They were hunted to near extinction in the 1800s, but have been recovering since hunting was prohibited. Their threat...