fisheries

WTO strikes deal to curb harmful fishing subsidies; what’s next?

After more than two decades of negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) forged a historic…

Apeco, BFAR firm up collab in Aurora

The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (Apeco) and the Bureau of Fisheries and…

PH agri output rebounds, ends 3 quarters of decline

After three straight quarters of contraction, the country’s agricultural sector managed to grow in the…

Insurance regulator, crop insurer bolster services

The Insurance Commission (IC) and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) are working together to…

Systems, not people, can minimize corruption

It is systems, rather than people discovering corruption and filing cases, that can best minimize corruption.…

Domestic fish harvest via ports up 1.6% in January

Regional fish ports posted a 1.6-percent increase in fish harvests in January, led by the…

FAO, Japanese gov’t join hands to help BARMM fisherfolk

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will implement a $4.79-million project backed by…

Gov’t insures more Bantay Dagat staff

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC)…

The two business practices government should be doing

There are two business practices that Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has used at…

Inclement weather curbs fish harvests

The shipment of fish products at regional ports has been on a downtrend for the…