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Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) had its share of challenges in 2021, including calamity-related damage and the African swine fever (ASF), but it remained focused on projects that will strengthen food security levels and improve the quality of agricultural produce. Secretary William Dar said the agency will continue to pour in maximum contribution to help in the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. "The pandemic continues to limit any semblance of normalcy for people already fed up with quarantine lockdowns a...

Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) had its share of challenges in 2021, including calamity-related damage and the African swine fever (ASF), but it remained focused on projects that will strengthen food security levels and improve the quality of agricultural produce. Secretary William Dar said the agency will continue to pour in maximum contribution to help in the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. "The pandemic continues to limit any semblance of normalcy for people already fed up with quarantine lockdowns a...

DA negotiating with USDA for ASF vaccines Catherine Talavera © STAR/File DA negotiating with USDA for ASF vaccines MANILA, Philippines — The government continues to negotiate with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct trials for the vaccine against the African swine fever (ASF) in the country, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a radio interview with dzBB over the weekend, Agriculture Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Noel Reyes said the DA is in talks with the USDA for vaccines that are currently being tested in Vietnam....