Value of PPADB awarded tenders fall
Friday, November 04, 2016
According to the 2016 annual report, tenders awarded by the board during the period amounted to P3.91 billion as opposed to P5.04 billion for the 2014/15 financial year, which represents a 22% drop.
The board adjudicated 527 submissions in 2015/16, which was a 28% decline compared to 735 submissions during the 2014/15 financial year.
According to both the acting director of Veterinary Services, Kobedi Segale and acting Lands and Agriculture minister, Edwin Dikoloti, the virus currently raging through the North-East mostly likely first entered the country during the festive season.From the “unprecedented” number of cases picked in testing last week, it is likely that cattle and other livestock could have been infected last year, without being reported.Animal health...