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                    [Title] => Hog raisers want MAV extended
                    [Summary] => The National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc. (NFHFI) has asked the government to extend the minimum access volume (MAV) system and refocus the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF). It also proposed to reject any initiatives to open the local market further and reduce the Philippine pace of the duties on sensitive agricultural products.

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Burning plastic releases noxious smoke that may release cancer-causing gases into the air which people downwind have to breathe. Burying plastic with other garbage can contaminate soil and groundwater. Even recycling, widely endorsed to reduce solid wastes, does not effectively reduce the volume of used plastics.
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Last year, the livestock sector grossed P117.69 billion, 6.4 percent more than the P110.61 billion recorded in 2002. Livestock accounts for 17.71 percent of the country’s agricultural production. Poultry growers grossed P96.47 billion at last year’s prices, 8.6 percent more than the P88.82 billion realized in 2002.
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The bill calls for a ban on importation of animals and meat products from countries and sources listed as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)-risky by the Office des Epizooties (OIE), the world’s primary animal health safety organization.
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Burning plastic releases noxious smoke that may release cancer-causing gases into the air which people downwind have to breathe. Burying plastic with other garbage can contaminate soil and groundwater. Even recycling, widely endorsed to reduce solid wastes, does not effectively reduce the volume of used plastics.
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Last year, the livestock sector grossed P117.69 billion, 6.4 percent more than the P110.61 billion recorded in 2002. Livestock accounts for 17.71 percent of the country’s agricultural production. Poultry growers grossed P96.47 billion at last year’s prices, 8.6 percent more than the P88.82 billion realized in 2002.
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The bill calls for a ban on importation of animals and meat products from countries and sources listed as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)-risky by the Office des Epizooties (OIE), the world’s primary animal health safety organization.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) ) )
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