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Domesticated animals in the Philippines include pigs, chickens, water buffalo, goats, cats, and dogs. [1] [2] Domestication is when a species is selectively bred to produce certain traits that are seen as desirable. [3] Some desirable traits include quicker growth and maturity, increased fertility, adaptability to various conditions, and living ...
The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is a volunteer-based, non-government organization whose goal is to prevent animal cruelty through education, animal sheltering and advocacy, based in Quezon City, Philippines. It was founded in 1954 by Muriel Jay.
Agriculture in the Philippines is a major sector of the economy, ranking third among the sectors in 2022 behind only Services and Industry. Its outputs include staples like rice and corn, but also export crops such as coffee , cavendish banana , pineapple and pineapple products, coconut , sugar , and mango . [ 1 ]
The Philippines' Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR; Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pananaliksik sa Agrikultura), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that all agricultural research is coordinated and undertaken for maximum utility to agriculture.
In 1972–1973, Philippines was beset by rice production shortfalls resulting from the series of typhoons and floods and fertilizer shortages spawned by the oil crisis.The resulting fourfold drop in rice production prompted the government to directly intervene in the operations of the fertilizer industry through the issuance of Presidential Decree (P.D.)
A Comprehensive National Fisheries Industry Development Plan (CNFIDP) was put in place for 2006–2025, and included plans to increase aquaculture. [4] The most recent revision was issued for 2021–2025. [34] One aim of the CNFIDP is to improve domestic milkfish fry production. BFAR maintains a roadmap for the tilapia industry. [9]: 36
Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE), new bureau under R.A. No. 10601; Formerly-attached bureaus: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) (now under the Philippine Statistics Authority) Agriculture of Security Fumigation and Fertilizer for Food Philippines
The Philippines' Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards (Filipino: Kawanihan ng mga Pamantayan sa Produktong Pansaka at Pampangisdaan, abbreviated as BAFS), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for setting and implementing standards for fresh primary and secondary processed agricultural and fishery products.