The Department of Agriculture (DA)—through the Office of the Undersecretary for Livestock, the National Livestock Program (NLP), and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)—collaborates anew with private events organizer Informa Markets in showcasing the status, trends, issues, and opportunities in the Philippine livestock, poultry, and fisheries subsectors at the Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines 2024.
Now on its seventh installment, this year’s Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines gives prominence to modern and sustainable agriculture with the theme, “Harnessing Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Farm Development.”
An estimated 280 exhibitors from over 30 countries are expected to feature their products, technologies, and innovations to participating farmers and fisherfolk, veterinarians, animal nutritionists, meat processors, feed manufacturers and millers, veterinary drugs and products manufacturers, integrators, importers, traders, members of the academe, national and foreign dignitaries, and other agricultural stakeholders.
The DA Pavilion will highlight the programs and services of the NLP, Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), National Dairy Authority (NDA), Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), International Training Center on Pig Husbandry (ITCPH), Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS), Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), and the government financial institution Land Bank of the Philippines. The DA-BFAR will also demonstrate its various initiatives for local fisheries, hatcheries, aquaculture, and mariculture at the Aquaculture Pavilion.
Experts from various DA units are set to conduct lectures during conferences, technical seminars, and fora throughout the three-day expo.
The Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines 2024 will run from May 22 to 24 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila, Pasay City.
The first day of the expo will also honor companies, institutions, organizations, cooperatives, and individuals who have significantly contributed to the development of the local livestock, poultry, and aquaculture subsectors with the conduct of the second Livestock Philippines Recognition. ### (Krystelle Ymari A. Vergara, DA-AFID)
