THE Department of Agriculture THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has declared bamboo as a high-price crop as part of efforts to bolster the promotion of the neighborhood bamboo industry. “We want to deliver together efforts in sustaining and making the surroundings resilient, at the same time as at the equal time improving the financial sports of the sector,” Agriculture Secretary William Dar stated at a assembly with the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) — led by means of Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and House Deputy Speaker Deogracias Victor “DV” Savellano of Ilocos Sur — on the department’s predominant workplace on Thursday.During the meeting, Lopez and Savellano — the council’s chairman and vp, respectively — shared updates at the recommendations on the development of commercial bamboo plantations, a draft invoice on developing the bamboo industry, and the components of technical working companies for bamboo production and advertising and marketing. The D...