ITIK PINAS — a genetically superior breeder duck developed in a project conducted by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology — got a big boost in time when demand for duck products and eggs is growing.

Due to high demand for duck eggs and duck meat products, there is a need to focus on duck farming to increase production, said Jean Karla Julian, assistant professor 2 in the College of Agriculture in Central Luzon State University (CLSU) which will undertake the promotion of Itik Pinas.