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Olivia Gatus, officer in charge of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) 11 (Davao region), said the projects consist of housing facilities, breeder animals, and equipment. Spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture (DA) 11 - National Livestock Program and the ATI-11, the program also helps IGACOS raisers to produce their hogs.
The initiative includes initial inputs for the establishment of a 30 sow-level swine multiplier and techno demo farm project under the NLP’s Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) program. INSPIRE aims to help the Philippine swine industry recover by increasing hog production and ensuring the availability, accessibility, and affordability of pork and pork products.
Through this program, Gatus said, there is no need for IGACOS to import pork and its by-products from this city since it can now be self-sufficient. NLP Director Dr. Ruth Miclat Sonaco said the island city’s hog production fell by 40% or 9,000 heads from a record 13,000 heads due to African swine fever.
October 26, 2022/ Philippines News Agency/ Philippines.
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