The Philippines remains on track toward achieving food security goals as the agriculture and fisheries sector posted continued growth in the third quarter, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Friday.<\/p>\n
The Philippine Statistics Authority\u2019s (PSA) recent data showed the country logged 2.8 percent or PHP408.94 billion year-on-year growth in the agri-fishery sector, up from PHP397.914 billion during the same period in 2024.<\/p>\n
In a statement on Friday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. attributed the improvement to ongoing government efforts and favorable weather conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cClearly, we are heading in the right direction. Every quarter, we are seeing improvement, so we must be doing something right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, we have fairly good weather this year, and that is also helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n
The growth was primarily driven by the increase in crop production at 53.3 percent, as it incurred a 3 percent increase worth PHP218 billion.<\/p>\n
Palay (unhusked rice) output surged nearly 13 percent, driving overall growth, while corn production fell 2.9 percent.<\/p>\n
Besides increased output in crops, the poultry sector also showed recovery, climbing by 10.6 percent, valued at PHP75.96 billion.<\/p>\n
Tiu Laurel, however, acknowledged ongoing challenges in the livestock sector due to the effects of African swine fever (ASF), as well as in the fisheries sector.<\/p>\n
For the livestock sector, production fell by 1.9 percent, worth PHP60.51 billion; while fisheries is at -2.7 percent, valued at PHP54.47 billion. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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