The National Irrigation Administration (NIA)’s Equipment Refleeting Program kicked into high gear Wednesday, December 13, with the distribution of P776 million worth of excavators to various irrigators’ associations (IA) in the country during turn-over rites at the Naval Supply Depot (NSD) Compound in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City. The NIA, an attached corporation of continue reading : DA-NIA turns over P776-M excavators to IAs for intensified local irrigation, agri systems
The Department of Agriculture through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) and the DA-RFO CALABARZON will host the Young Farmers Challenge Program (YFC) 2023 National Awarding Ceremony on December 14, 2023, at the Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City. The event is the culmination of a ladderized competition from the provincial to the continue reading : Celebrating the Future of Agriculture: DA to recognize this year’s Young Farmers Challenge National Awardees
The Commission of Appointments has confirmed the ad interim appointment of Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. as Secretary of Agriculture on December 5. During his presentation to the CA, Sec. Laurel emphasized his vision for a modernized Philippine agriculture. “Feeding 118 million Filipinos is a daunting yet ‘achievable goal’ with a whole-of-nation approach to continue reading : Agri chief gets CA nod, eyes whole-of-nation approach to modernize farm, fisheries sectors.
The Department of Agriculture-Project Management Office (DA-PMO) for Poverty Reduction, Livelihood, and Employment Cluster launched on November 30 the Food Security Caravan, in an identified white area of the Communist Terrorist Group in Payatas B, Quezon City. This initiative, which focused on DA’s Urban Agriculture Program, was undertaken in honor of the birth of the continue reading : DA launches Food Security Caravan in Payatas, pays tribute to Bonifacio’s legacy.
As part of its continued efforts to help increase farmers’ productivity and income through science-based decision-support tools, the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO), has launched the updated version of its National Color-Coded Agricultural Guide (NCCAG) Map. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and CRAO Director Alicia G. Ilaga led continue reading : DA launches updated color-coded agri map to help farmers address climate vulnerability and boost yield, income.
Following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to boost local food production, the Department of Agriculture (DA) formally launched the Joint Operations Harmonization and Networking for Barangay Promotion Cum Outreach Program last November 28. Led by the Project Management Office (PMO) of the DA Inspectorate and Enforcement (IE) in partnership with the Knights of continue reading : DA kick-starts barangay-based initiative for sustainable peace, agri dev’t
To increase yield and improve production of rice in the province of Ilocos Norte, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. distributed modern farm equipment and machineries amounting to P73.3 million (M) on December 1, 2023. The interventions, under the 2023 allocation of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program, will benefit 52 farmers’ cooperatives and continue reading : We will modernize farming – Sec. Kiko
The Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in collaboration with Mindanao onion growers, has initiated an expansion program to fortify production and uplift the livelihood of onion farmers. The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched the Onion Expansion Program on November 14, 2023 continue reading : DA taps Mindanao onion growers to undertake expansion initiative
The Department of Agriculture on Friday broke ground on four units of large rice dryers in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the first of more than two dozen post-harvest facilities that the National Food Authority (NFA) plans to build to enhance its procurement capability, increase rice yield, and boost rice and corn storage capacity. A project under continue reading : DA breaks ground on first of many post-harvest infrastructures to cut rice losses, lift storage capacity
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. on Wednesday (November 29) said the government under the leadership of President Ferdinand R.Marcos, Jr. is focused on improving rice production and reducing post harvest losses through science and technology. During his visit to the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, Laurel continue reading : Agri chief banks on science and technology to improve rice production
