Month: September 2022

As the Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Regional Field Offices, conducts assessments of damages and losses brought by Super Typhoon Karding in the agri-fisheries sector, it announced that over P709-million worth of assistance and interventions are available for affected farmers and fisherfolk. The Department has a Quick Response Fund amounting to P500 million that continue reading : DA earmarks P709-M assistance for Karding-affected farmers, fishers

The Department of Agriculture (DA) National Rice Program reported that this year’s local palay production is expected to reach 19.50 million metric tons (MMT) or 12.754MMT despite global challenges that include the increase in prices of fuel and fertilizer, among other inputs. The DA’s 2022 rice supply and demand outlook as of September 15 showed continue reading : Phl rice production remains high despite big challenges

The Department of Agriculture, through its High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), has set aside P84.15 million (M) to fund projects that aim to increase and improve the production of Philippine coffee. The HVCDP’s 2022 budget for coffee aims to improve productivity, product quality and profitability of Filipino coffee growers for the long term. As continue reading : Local coffee production, rehab program receive P84.1 M funding

The Department of Agriculture is ready to distribute needed assistance to farmers affected by Typhoon Karding, which destroyed properties and livelihood in various parts of Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON and Bicol Region. Aside from rice seeds, corn seeds and vegetable planting products, DA will distribute necessary drugs and medicines to continue reading : Affected farmers in Karding-hit areas to receive help from government

Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban met the Board Executive Committee of the South Cotabato/North Cotabato/Sultan Kudarat/Sarangani/General Santos City (SOCSKSARGEN) Area Development Project (ADP) on September 22, 2022. Panganiban as Ex-Officio Chairman of the ADP Board expressed that the project will be expanded. Project Manager Ginalyn Fe Cachuela presented to the group the continue reading : DA moves to ease poverty in SOCCSKSARGEN

The Department of Agriculture, through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service, continues to coordinate with the Municipal Agricultural Office (MAO) of Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro for the marketing of various agricultural commodities, including the locally produced garlic. However, recent communication with the MAO revealed that the unsold garlic from the island will be used continue reading : Higher yield seen as Lubang garlic stock reserved for expansion program

To provide market assistance to our farmers, the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division- Region 02 facilitated the selling of Ginger from the Province of Nueva Vizcaya on September 14, 2022 with a total of 196 kg.

With the assistance of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its Kadiwa truck, the Itbayat Garlic Producers Association from Batanes delivered 600 kilograms of garlic at the DA Kadiwa Center in Quezon City on September 14, 2022. The DA-Regional Field Office (RFO) in Cagayan Valley assisted the Itbayat farmers in transporting their products from the continue reading : Itbayat garlic farmers receive big lift from DA in bringing to NCR their produce