MANILA, Philippines — Malacaang on Wednesday called for a Food Security Summit that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will spearhead in a bid to address issues in the country’s agri-fishery sector.
In a statement, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Food Security Summit aims to discuss mitigation measures on the “upsurge in the prices of pork, drop in farmgate prices of palay, the onslaught of the African Swine Flu (ASF), among others.”
“It further seeks to present some models for agribusiness value-chain approach, LGU-led agri-fishery extension system, and strengthening the role and capacities of local price coordinating councils and regional development councils,” h…
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