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#CNI || Agriculture Secretary William Dar signed the Certificate of Necessity to Import (CNI) 60k metric tons (MT) of small pelagic fish to plug projected fish supply shortfall in the first quarter of 2022.The CNI comes at the heels of significant damage to the fisheries subsector in the wake of Typhoon Odette and reduced fish production due to the closed fishing season.Delivering updates on the Department of Agriculture (DA) interventions to mitigate agricultural damage from Typhoon Odette during the Laging Handa Public Briefing on January 18 in PTV 4, Secretary Dar belied misconceptions of sufficient fish stocks for the coming quarter. “We are working on the DA-BFAR’s projection of a 119k-MT fish supply deficiency this quarter,” he said.Full story: www.da.gov.ph/da-sees-necessity-to-import-60k-mt-of-fish-in-first-quarter-of-2022/ ... See MoreSee Less

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