Philippine agriculture production decreased by 3.3 percent in the first quarter of 2021, which is a sharper drop compared to the 1.7-percent decrease recorded in the same period a year ago, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

PSA attributed the sector’s dismal performance to “the reduction in the livestock and poultry production” amid higher production from crops and fisheries.

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