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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

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will implement rice farming strategies that require less water, allowing farmers to continue planting rice in the face of El Niño.  Complying with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to the DA to assist Filipino farmers amid El Niño, acting DA Assistant Secretary for Operations U-Nichols Manalo said implementation of continue reading : DA adopts low-water-use strategies amid El Niño, allowing farmers to continue planting rice

The KADIWA ng Pangulo (KNP) of the national government is simultaneously taking place in Quezon City, Pateros, Pasig, Taguig, and Muntinlupa today, February 15. KNP is part of the efforts of the government to ensure that farmers can sell their products directly to consumers. It is in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture (DA), the continue reading : KADIWA NG PANGULO ROLLS OUT IN NCR ANEW