Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 21:17:26 +0000
LIBON, Albay — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked P3.4 billion in financial aid for thousands of farmers who were likely to lose income after their crops were destroyed by Tropical Depression “Usman.”
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has decided to cancel the import permits for pork and chicken that importers are not using.
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Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on Thursday said lifting the quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice imports and imposing tariffs would stabilize prices and assured farmers they would become “very competitive” as long as the tariff would be invested in local farms.
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Starting next week, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will impose a suggested retail price (SRP) on basic agricultural goods “to avoid an abnormal movement of prices in the market,” Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said.
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