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• Agriculture lobby expects limited downside to RCEP signing delay
  Further delay in joining the Regional comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal would be "prudent" in light of the struggles of the agriculture industry, with consequences of late joining expected to be mild, industry representative said.
• Regenerative agriculture: an imperative to achieve food security in the Philippines
  Food security in the Philippines remains an elusive dream. despite numerous programs and projects to address food supply deficiencies, Filipinos remain food insecure.
• Piñol challenges critics of poor agri contribution
  Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has challenged those critical of the contribution of agriculture to the country's economic growth to stop the production of the sector to prove its poor performance.
• DA sets additional biosecurity standards
  The department of agriculture (DA) has laid down additional standards for biosecure hog facilities to help the industry recover from the continuing cases of african swine flu (ASF) in the country.
• Phl seeks more investments in agribusiness from China
  The Philippines is encouraging Chinese agribusiness firms to consider the country as an investments destination, highlighting its agricultural and labor assets.
• Da resumes search for onion production sites in Davao
  The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Davao regional office is resuming the search for potential onion production areas following the recent spike in prices of the root crop, which is hardly grown in the southern Philippines.
• Over importation of meat, vegetables hurts growers, farmers
  Senatorial bet and Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos has urged the Department of Agriculture to arrest the over-importation of pork and chicken meat, saying this is hurting the local industry, particularly backyard raisers who have been selling their produce at cost or at a loss just to recover their investment.
• Gov’t reforestation program: planting the right tress.
  The possibility of reforestation in Visayas Region is bright because the Tree Seed Center will not only be in Region VII (Cebu) but for the whole Visayas.