The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement adjustments on the country's food security programs to cushion the impact of global economic challenges and Russia-Ukraine crisis in the Philippines.
Agriculture Secretary William Dar lauded the immediate and resolute approval by President...
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2022.03.07
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Green jujubes grown in Kaohsiung are scheduled to hit shelves of supermarkets in France Wednesday as part of the city's efforts to introduce the fruit to consumers in Europe, the Agriculture Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government said Tuesday.
Kaohsiung green jujubes are already sold in Japan,...
2022.02.09
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The Health Department has supported crocodile meat as a potential alternative to increasingly expensive pork.
Crocodile meat contains lots of protein but must be properly cooked to avoid bacterial contamination, department director-general Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai said.
Despite...
2022.02.09
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Mainland China became the largest importer of Japanese food products for the first time last year, dethroning long-time leader Hong Kong.
Exports of food, farm, forestry and marine products to mainland China surged 35.2% to ¥222.4 billion (US$1.93 billion) in 2021, official data released Friday...
2022.02.09
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To utilize and promote biotechnology in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said this year marks the start of massive production of Golden Rice seeds, particularly in the vitamin A-deficient provinces.
DA Secretary William Dar said the Philippine Rice Research Institute...
2022.02.09
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Both the South Korean and Japanese governments have moved to reinforce the robustness of their food authenticity systems against Geographical Indication (GI) and country-of-origin adulteration via initiatives including a new operational council and strict crackdowns.
The East Asian countries are...
2022.02.09
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A total of 123 hectares of buckwheat grown by farmers in Yuli, Hualien County has been certified as a traceable organic agricultural product and made the farmers' group one of the best agricultural production-marketing groups nationwide in 2021 selected by the Council of Agriculture.
Hsieh Ming-...
2022.01.05
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More manufacturers are recently releasing long life tofu products with best-before period of 100 days or more.
Many of them use domestically-grown soybeans.
They hope the products with long shelf life will be used for such purposes as emergency supplies, e-commerce and outdoor activities, as...