Food production made possible by players in the agriculture and fisheries sector is just as significant as the war the country is facing against COVID-19, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
"We are heartened that during the 21st teleconference of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the...
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2020.04.14
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The Philippines is expected to buy more pork and chicken from the global market as African swine fever (ASF) lingers in the country, affecting local production and supply.
In the latest monthly report of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service, the...
2020.04.14
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Thai sugar exports are unlikely to be impacted by the country's nationwide night curfew as the transportation of sugar from mills to ports has been classified as an essential service, Thai trade sources said Wednesday.
"Workers moving agricultural goods like rice or sugar from one place to...
2020.04.06
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Jakarta-based social commerce startup Chilibeli has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Alto Partners, Golden Gate Ventures, Kinesys Group, and Sequoia Capital’s Surge accelerator also participated in the round.
Chilibeli is a group-buying network...
2020.04.06
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The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans) in one tiger at a zoo in New York. This is the first instance of a tiger being infected with COVID-19. Samples from this tiger were...
2020.04.06
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The Executive Yuan yesterday unveiled a bill for a proposed farmers’ pension fund, which, if passed by the Legislative Yuan, could raise farmers’ monthly pension payments to NT$26,000.
The system would be based on the labor pension model, meaning that farmers and the government would allocate an...
2020.03.30
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Cambodian mangoes are proving popular among South Korean consumers, the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) said, encouraging more local firms to export the fruit to the East Asian country.
Speaking with Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon on Tuesday (March...
2020.03.30
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A chemical compound prevalent in tea might be able to inhibit the proliferation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the human body, according to the latest findings of a Taiwanese hospital.
The theaflavin extracted from locally grown Taiwanese tea may be an inhibitor for the coronavirus, which...