+ Follow AGRICULTURAL FISHERIES AND MODERNIZATION ACT Tag
AGRICULTURAL FISHERIES AND MODERNIZATION ACT
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[Title] => Getting the agri act right
[Summary] => The initial comments of President Noynoy Aquino on the state of Philippine agriculture should lighten the hearts of those who have persistently called for a meaningful program that will advance reforms to boost the sector and make it a significant contributor to the country’s economy.
[DatePublished] => 2010-07-23 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805279
[AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
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[ArticleID] => 261078
[Title] => RP, G-33 seek further cuts in farm subsidies
[Summary] => The Philippines and Indonesia will lead the Group of 33 (G-33) developing nations in blocking all attempts by developed countries to push for the further reduction of existing farm subsidies under the World Trade Organization (WTO).
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-13 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1704647
[AuthorName] => Rocel Felix
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[ArticleID] => 250044
[Title] => Agricultural production soars 8.1% in Jan-Mar
[Summary] => The agriculture sector which comprises a fifth of the country’s total economic output, bucked dry weather, particularly in Luzon, to post a rip-roaring year- on-year growth of 8.16 percent in the first quarter this year, the highest growth rate in the last 15 years.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-15 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 245866
[Title] => Agri sector seen to grow 4% this yr
[Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) is confident it will achieve its projected four-percent growth target for the agriculture sector this year and surpass the previous year’s 3.77-percent growth.
Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr.’s optimism is anchored on the strong performance of the grains subsector in the first quarter.
"We expect that the growth trend in the first quarter can be sustained throughout the year, especially if no major weather disturbances disrupt production. Thus, we are sticking to our growth targets," said Lorenzo.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-12 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 242140
[Title] => DA to expand coverage of Mindanao dev’t project
[Summary] => The Department of Agriculture will expand the coverage of the Mindanao Rural Development Program-Adaptable Program (MRDP-APL 2) to include 16 poverty-stricken provinces in the region.
The MRDP is a 15-year World Bank loan program which supports the Agricultural Fisheries and Modernization Act (AFMA).
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-11 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 238091
[Title] => Gov’t eyes 97% rice self-sufficiency this year
[Summary] => The government is targetting to achieve a 97 percent self-suffciency in rice this year with projected palay production of 15 million metric tons (MT).
"We are getting closer to meeting our goal of being self-sufficient in rice and we can do this through a number of interventions to ensure programs meant to achieve our goals will be successful," said Agriculture Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo Jr. in his speech during the Rice Industry Summit held at the PICC last Friday.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-08 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 236506
[Title] => Agriculture sector projected to grow 3.4% in 2004
[Summary] => Barring unfavorable weather changes and calamities, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is projecting the agriculture sector to post a growth of three percent to four percent for 2004.
Agriculture Assistant Secretary Segfredo Serrano Jr. said the sector’s growth forecast is consistent with the government’s medium-term development program.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-26 00:00:00
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[Title] => Starving the agri sector
[Summary] => The agriculture sector faces another demoralizing year. And it’s not just because of the chicken shortage (artificial or induced?), the mad cow disease, the specter of a water shortage, and the high costs of feeds that have caused agitation of those involved in this sector of the economy.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-19 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 225411
[Title] => Angara wants Mindanao to have bigger share of AFMA budget
[Summary] => DAVAO CITY – Sen. Edgardo Angara is pushing for a bigger allocation for Mindanao under the Agricultural Fisheries and Modernization Act (AFMA).
Angara, who spoke at the Mindanao Food Congress spearheaded by the multisectoral group Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM), said he is pressing Congress which is now discussing the proposal to extend the lifespan of AFMA for another five years to ensure that Mindanao, which accounts for more than 40 percent of the country’s total food production, gets enough funds.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-25 00:00:00
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