date:Aug 16, 2012
According to Alcala the modest growth was pushed by the poultry, crops and livestock sub-sectors, which grew by 5.5%, 1.5% and 0.5% retrospectively. However, success did not follow through into the fisheries subsector, which saw a decline of 3.3% on the same month in the previous year.
The poultry subsector, Alcala said, shared 13.9% of the total agricultural output, which saw an expansion of 5.5% on last year and totalled p81.3bn in value. Additionally the livestock sector contributed 15.2%