THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has declared bamboo as a high-value crop as part of efforts to strengthen the promotion of the local bamboo industry.
“We need to bring together efforts in sustaining and making the environment resilient, while at the same time enhancing the economic activities of the sector,” Agriculture Secretary William Dar said at a meeting with the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) — led by Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and House Deputy Speaker Deogracias Victor “DV” Savellano of Ilocos Sur — at the department’s main office on Thursday.
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