on April 19, 2021
Philippines city creates poultry cooperative
Recent formation of a cooperative for poultry and livestock farmers is expected to boost production in the Legazpi city region. Efforts will focus on the expansion of organic chicken production in a region where overall production in 2020 was down by 16% year-on-year.
From mid-May, farmers of poultry, pigs and other livestock will have the chance to join the newly formed Livestock Poultry Raiser Agricultural Cooperative (LPRAC). Among the benefits on offer to its members will be services and incentives, according to the Philippine News Agency (PNA).
At the forthcoming meeting, farmers who…