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The four finalists of the RE-TERRA 2021 national design competition for young Filipinos presented their plans to transform selected sites in Pasig City with the goal of promoting sustainable food systems in dense urban settings. “I want initiatives such as this to continue; to be a norm in agriculture,” Agriculture Secretary William Dar, represented by […]
Rice and vegetable farmers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), who have been affected by the recent typhoon, received interventions amounting to P556,345,158 funded by the government through the Department of Agriculture (DA). Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the OneDA family in the awarding of various assistance during the launch of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is in the final stage of getting the approval to implement the Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) Project worth $200 million (P10 billion) funded by the World Bank (WB). Seen to benefit 500,000 fisherfolk and stakeholders in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, the seven-year project is the first WB project […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar instructed the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) and Director Reildrin Morales to support the production and distribution of rabbit for meat consumption and livelihood. “We will see to it that we provide strong support the massive production of rabbits to be distributed initially here in Caloocan, so we can […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has reiterated the importance of the dolomite beach in the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program, noting how the beach enhancement project can positively shape the mindset of the public on proper solid waste management. In his keynote speech during the launch of the DENR’s Solid Waste […]
At least 180 metric tons of assorted vegetables from the typhoon Maring-affected provinces in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Bicol were delivered to the Balintawak Cloverleaf Market in Quezon City recently. This is in line with the efforts of the government, under the Department of Agriculture (DA), to ensure the availability and affordability […]
To assist returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in starting their own businesses, the Department of Agriculture, through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) in coordination with the Philippine Agriculture Office in Seoul, launched “DA-DOLE Micro AgriKabuhayan para sa Balikbayan Program” in Korea. Attended by 170 registered participants, mostly OFWs, this is the first international […]
Following stories on the damage brought about by Typhoon Maring to agricultural production areas in the country, Agriculture Secretary William Dar vowed to continue working on reforms for the Philippine agriculture sector. “Typhoons are our norm, yet we do not have to be so desensitized. We have to fight, foremost, desensitization, complacency, and stubborn traditionalism in […]
The Albay provincial local government unit (LGU) accepted the challenge of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to pilot the Province-led Agriculture and Fisheries Extension System (PAFES) in the Bicol Region. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara, and DA-Bicol Regional Field Office Director Rodel Tornilla concretized their partnership for the PAFES implementation through […]
Stakeholders favor “Golden Rice” over ordinary white rice in terms of its health benefits during the former’s ceremonial tasting, held recently in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. “It smells and tastes the same as ordinary rice, except it is colored yellow. But I will choose ‘Golden Rice’ over white rice, because it has more health benefits. Kung sana […]