DA steps up crackdown on fake, illegal farm inputs

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up its crackdown on counterfeit, unregistered, adulterated and illegally manufactured farm inputs after authorities seized at least 778 bags of fertilizer worth about P748,150 in two operations in Nueva Ecija. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. directed the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) to intensify