In its ongoing efforts to ensure the country’s food safety and security, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is eager for the approval of its budget request to build the country’s first Cold Examination Facility in Agriculture (CEFA). The CEFA is a state-of-the-art examination facility of all imported animal, fish, plant, and other agricultural commodities. The continue reading : DA’s CEFA project soon to rise in Angat
On September 4, 2023, DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban met with representatives from Head Sport Philippines and the Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI) to discuss ways to improve the local rubber industry and help rubber farmers boost their income. During the meeting, Head Sport Philippines proposed installing a modern rubber processing plant that will continue reading : DA, Head partner to drive production of Phl rubber industry
Following the Philippine Department of Agriculture – Sugar Regulatory Administration (DA-SRA)’s visit to São Paulo, Brazil early this year, delegates from the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) and the Embassy of Brazil in Manila met with DA officials on August 29 to discuss areas for cooperation between the two countries to boost its sugarcane and ethanol continue reading : Phl, Brazil push for sugarcane, ethanol industry development
The Philippine government formally accepted the 300-metric ton (MT) milled rice donation by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) under the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Tier 3 Program on August 17, 2023 in Camalig, Albay. Intended for the families affected by the Mayon Volcano eruption, the donation was turned over continue reading : DA, DSWD accept 300MT rice donation from Japan for Mayon-affected families
In time for the 61st anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Nigeria, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban welcomed Philippine Honorary Consul General in Lagos, Nigeria Emmanuel Oloja Akpakwu during the latter’s courtesy call last August 11. As the Philippines’ 53rd trading partner worldwide—as per 2022 data of the continue reading : DA cheers on 61 years of Phl-Nigeria relations
To revitalize the Philippine coconut industry and increase farmers’ incomes and drive economic development, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Confederation of Coconut Farmer’s Organizations of the Philippines (CCFOP-CONFED) and the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) on August 9, 2023, at the PCA Auditorium in Quezon City. The continue reading : PCA revitalizes coco industry, pursues massive replanting drive
The Department of Agriculture (DA) formally received 4,000 metric tons (MT) of white refined sugar from the Department of Finance – Bureau of Customs (DOF-BOC) to be sold at various KADIWA markets and stalls, August 1. The sugar, which was shipped from Thailand, was seized at the Port of Batangas last April for lack of continue reading : KADIWA receives 4,000 MT sugar from BOC
A year before the 40th anniversary of the dynamic diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Megawati Manan exchanged valuable insights on potential agricultural trade opportunities between the two countries, July 26. To help Brunei with its increasing demand continue reading : Phl, Brunei discuss agri-trade prospects
