THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) partnership will help strengthen the supply and value chains in the agro and fisheries sector in the country.

"With the new trade routes that have been opened... we will be able to take advantage of greater, stronger connectivity and through improvement of shipping linkages, air linkages as well as land transfer connectivity," said DA Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla during an economic briefing on Wednesday.

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