The government is working to achieve agricultural growth that benefits smallholder farmers and fishermen, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday.

In an open plenary of the Grow Asia Agriculture Forum at the New World Hotel in Makati, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said that critical to boosting food production to meet the requirements of a growing population—in the Philippines and the rest of the world—is the support of agriculture-fishery stakeholders themselves, along with the private sector.

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