Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. has designated lawyer Paz Benavidez II as assistant secretary for policy and regulations. One of the primary tasks of Asec Benavidez will be to head the secretariat of the Department of Agriculture’s oversight panel on the issuance of regulations, a body created in compliance with provisions of the continue reading : DA chief names assistant secretary for policy and regulations
The Department of Agriculture Consumer Affairs Asec. Genevieve E. Velicaria-Guevarra, Mandaluyong City Vice Mayor Carmelita “Menchie” Abalos, Councilor Benjie Abalos, personnel from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and other officials attended the opening of the KADIWA ng Pangulo in continue reading : Reviving KADIWA Center in Brgy. Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City for Accessible and Affordable Agri-fishery Products
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAS) conducted the 1st Quarter Meeting at the DA Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City, on February 28, 2024. It aims to align activities for FY 2024, based on the department’s 3-year plan, and to prepare for the FY 2025 Plan and Budget continue reading : Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service-Agribusiness Industry Support Division (AMAS-AISD) and Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division-Agribusiness Industry Support Section (AMAD-AISS) Coordination Meeting
The Department of Agriculture has entered into a partnership with the Philippine Space Agency(PhilSA) to use advanced space technology to increase farm productivity, improve resourceutilization, and enhance project monitoring. The DA, through the Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering, and PhilSA signed on February21, 2024 a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to modernize data collection, analysis continue reading : DA, PhilSA tie up to revolutionize PH food production sector
The Philippines will make agriculture a creator of higher-paying jobs, competitive products and aviable investment alternatives. This was the gist of the Philippine country statement delivered by Agriculture Secretary Francisco P.Tiu Laurel, Jr. during a regional gathering of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO). The agri chief elaborated on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s vision continue reading : DA chief highlights Philippine agriculture priorities at FAO meeting
The Department of Agriculture will invite experts from Sun & Earth Microbiology LLC, a Florida-headquartered biotechnology company, to help eliminate Cecid fly infestation that undermines Philippine mango production and export. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the DA is open to the idea of testing the products of Sun & Earth, whose chief continue reading : DA seeks US biotech firm’s help vs Cecid flies in mangoes
kaDAEAwa Bazaar Opens at DAEA’s 20th Founding Anniversary The Department of Agriculture Employees Association (DAEA) is commemorating its 20th founding anniversary. As part of the celebration, a kaDAEAwa bazaar offering a variety of goods and basic commodities is set up inside the DA main lobby from February 19 to 23, 2024. The KADIWA Program, headed continue reading : kaDAEAwa Bazaar Opens at DAEA’s 20th Founding Anniversary
The Department of Agriculture underscored the need to increase support for local seaweed producers to boost the potential of the second biggest export earner in Philippine aquaculture. DA Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. pointed out the local seaweed industry’s potential to regain its status as the world’s biggest exporter. “We really need to support continue reading : DA lines up support for seaweed industry to regain top world spot
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) entered into a collaborative agreement Tuesday to help boost rice production in the Philippines. The partnership seeks to boost the country’s rice industry through sustainable practices that will enhance yield, reduce production costs, minimize post-harvest losses, and improve marketing efficiency and value addition. The continue reading : DA, IRRI ink MOU to help boost PH rice production
The Department of Agriculture is coordinating with the Department of Social Welfare and Development to directly supply poor Filipinos with rice instead of giving them cash grants to ease market pressure on the national staple. Agriculture Undersecretary for Operations Roger Navarro told a recent news briefing in Malacañang that the DA and the DSWD are continue reading : DA coordinating with DSWD to distribute rice in lieu of cash grants to poor Pinoys
