DA-private firms partnership speeds up recovery from ASF
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the private sector continued its collaboration to revive the hog industry affected by the African swine fever (ASF) with a new breeder farm in Nueva Ecija. The DA committed PHP80 million to the 5,000-sow level breeder nucleus farm of JG Agroventures Inc. and Pig Improvement Company (PIC), which is already under construction in Barangay Sta. Rita, Quezon town. The state-of-the-art facility will be stocked with great grandparent breeders, whose offsprings or grandparent (GP) piglets will be sold and distributed to commercial and cluste...
Source: philippinetimes.com
