Cebu City boosts swine industry amid ASF crisis

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The city council orders the local agriculture department to give commercial breeds rather than just native swine to Cebuano breeders.

presented by the Bureau of Animal Industry that tallied 9 regions, 17 provinces, 26 municipalities, and 63 barangays affected by ASF.. “The Swine Dispersal Program aims to improve the hog-raising capacity of local swine breeders,” City Agriculturist Joelito Baclayon told Rappler.

Baclayon said that at least three pigs are given to a beneficiary farmer to raise. The beneficiary would then return seven pigs and keep any excess. This process is repeated to ensure that more farmers are able to avail of the program.

 

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