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Philippines eyes shellfish export potential

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By SeafoodSource staff
22 August, 2012 - The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the Philippines is keen on exporting bivalves or shellfish such as mussels and clams to the European Union (EU) in the medium term.

The DA said this will be included in the list of focus areas in the resumption of the EU-PH Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) Program.

The TRTA Program 3 will be launched later this year and will be implemented by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) over a 4-year period and a budget of EUR 8.9 million or roughly PHP 469.55 million.

“We are considering bivalves and mollusks as a potential export to the EU. This will be one of the key activities under TRTA 3,” Maribel Marges of the DA Planning Office said at the sidelines of the TRTA Program 2 culmination activities.

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