Author: DA-AFID | 7 February 2023 Taking off from the instructions of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to gather all stakeholders and address the issue of overpriced red onions in the market, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a suggested retail price (SRP) of P125 per kilogram of medium- and big-sized imported red onion continue reading : DA issues SRP of P125/kg for imported red onion
Author: DA-AFID | 27 January 2023 The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the allocation of P110 million additional funds requested by the Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI) intended to treat infected rubber plantations in the province of Basilan in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The supplemental budget is deemed necessary following continue reading : Research Institute sets master plan for rubber treatment
Author: DA-AFID | 27 January 2023 The Department of Agriculture (DA), Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), and the Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) Philippines Corporation are preparing a collaborative project that will benefit the local livestock, poultry, and aquaculture industries. During a meeting on January 25, 2023, DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban instructed concerned DA continue reading : DA, DBP, CPF Philippines plan expanded program for livestock, poultry, and aquaculture
Author: DA-AFID | 27 January 2023 Fifty nine farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Nueva Ecija were awarded farm machinery as part of the Mechanization Component of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PHilMech). DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and DA-PHilMech Executive Director Dionisio Alvindia, together continue reading : Nueva Ecija rice farmers get P107-M worth of farm machinery
Author: DA-AFID | 25 January 2023 Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) welcomed H.E. Franz-Michael Mellbin, Ambassador of Denmark to the Philippines and Palau, on January 24, 2023 to discuss areas of cooperation towards increasing productivity and sustainability of the agri-fishery sector, most especially the fisheries and swine industries. Ambassador continue reading : Fisheries, hog industries to benefit from PH-Denmark collab
Author: DA-AFID | 25 January 2023 With the rising demand for garlic in the household and various industries, consumers continue to prefer to buy the imported variety over the local produce. Based on recent market monitoring, more garlic users prefer imported bulbs, which are sold at P80 per kilo rather than the locally produced garlic continue reading : “Wais” buyers prefer cheap imported garlic over local produce
Author: DA-AFID | 24 January 2023 The government continues to forge cooperation with various entities to ensure that the Filipino farmers are extended with the best services and support to improve and increase farm production. “The Department of Agriculture (DA) has developed a longstanding and fruitful partnership with the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) over continue reading : Agri dep’t, seed council/group strengthen partnership for quality seeds
Author: DA-AFID | 20 January 2023 The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) highlighted the importance of a proactive plant industry in ensuring food for the country during the celebration of the Bureau’s 93rd founding anniversary on January 19, 2023. “I see that the Bureau of Plant Industry has succeeded in performing continue reading : Plant bureau celebrates 93rd founding anniversary
Author: DA-AFID | 13 January 2023 A total of P19 million-worth of sugar shipment was seized at the Manila International Container Port on January 11, 2023, halting the illegal operation of smugglers plying in one of the entry points of international cargoes in the National Capital Region. The shipment, which came in five-container cargo, was continue reading : Sugar shipment seized at Manila Port
