MANILA  -The Philippines' halal industry is looking to grow its exports by a tenth, with the local sector ramping up production as it move towards greater presence and access to local and foreign markets. Ammar Yassir Baraguir, program head of the Department of Agriculture's (DA) Halal Project Management Office, said they were ramping up production under the government agency's 10-year halal roadmap of 2017-2027. 'As far as production is concerned, we have established several halal multiplier farms, (involving the) procurement of P5 million worth of animals for distribution in areas covered by the halal multiplier farms (and) technical assistance to private farms who seek to be halal certified,' he said during a webinar organized by the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc.

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