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Department of Agriculture

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PH agriculture agency cancels meat, agri import permits

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has cancelled all import permits for meat and agricultural products to curb the rise in smuggling during the…
  • November 26, 2016
  • 3 minute read

Use of cold stores in PH agri smuggling exposed

Senator Cynthia Villar is asking the Cold Chain Association of the Philippines (CCAP) to police the cold storage industry, as she divulged information that…
  • June 29, 2016
  • 2 minute read

PH agri dept’s new food safety management system for testing at gateways, markets

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced plans to pilot test starting this month a proposed food safety risk management system intended to…
  • February 16, 2016
  • 3 minute read

PH bill equating agricultural smuggling with economic sabotage gets Lower House approval

The Philippine Lower House has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to declare large-scale agricultural smuggling as an act of economic…
  • February 8, 2016
  • 4 minute read

BOC, DA consider inspection of perishables at DA-accredited warehouses

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Department of Agriculture (DA) are eyeing ways to better monitor perishable imports, according to BOC deputy commissioner for…
  • August 24, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Cold stores increase as domestic demand strengthens

The number of cold storage warehouses (CSWs) nationwide accredited by the Department of Agriculture (DA) has risen to 233 as of May 22, 2015,…
  • June 19, 2015
  • 2 minute read