The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) inspected sugarcane fields in Bacolod City on Thursday, stepping up efforts to combat the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI), a pest threatening sugar production on Negros Island.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had directed the DA to act swiftly to contain the infestation and prevent its spread across the island, the country’s leading...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) inspected sugarcane fields in Bacolod City on Thursday, stepping up efforts to combat the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI), a pest threatening sugar production on Negros Island.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had directed the DA to act swiftly to contain the infestation and prevent its spread across the island, the country’s leading...
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