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PH TO RESUME PILI NUTS EXPORT TO EU, SAYS DA

Dried pili nuts from the Philippines can now enter the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) following the issuance of the European Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/267. The document authorizes the inclusion of dried pili nuts in the Union list of novel foods that may be placed on the EU market after it […]

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DA, NESTLE LAUNCH MINDANAO COFFEE PROJECT

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Nestlé Philippines, Inc. will implement the Mindanao Robusta Coffee Project aimed at enhancing the sustainability of Robusta coffee farming in Mindanao by improving the farmers’ access to farm inputs, training, and market opportunities. DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and Nestlé Philippines, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kais Marzouki […]

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‘KADIWA NG PANGULO’ LAUNCHES IN BATANGAS

In line with the vision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to provide affordable and accessible food to every Filipino, the Kadiwa ng Pangulo was launched in Sto. Tomas, Batangas recently. Kadiwa ng Pangulo, which forms part of the strategies of the Marcos administration to combat the effects of the high level of food inflation, was […]

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DA SEIZES P27-M WORTH OF SMUGGLED SUGAR

In line with the policy directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to bolster the campaign against agricultural smuggling, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in coordination with partner agencies apprehended 11 container vans of smuggled refined sugar worth P27.3 million. The shipments consigned to Kanluran Consumer Goods Trading that originated from China were seized after a […]

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DA LAYS DOWN AGRI DEV’T PLAN (2023-2025)

Following the directives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) led by Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban convened to prepare for the formulation and updating of the agency’s three-year Agriculture Development Program. Spanning from 2023 to 2025, the Program aims to promote agricultural productivity in the Philippines, with emphasis on rice, […]

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HYBRID SEEDS TO PUSH PH RICE PRODUCTION – DA

A strategy plan is now being developed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) that will promote the planting of hybrid seeds to 1.5 million hectares of rice land during the dry season, Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Operations Arnel De Mesa said. This was after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the adoption of hybrid rice varieties […]

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DA COMMITS TO STOP BIRD FLU SPREAD IN PH

The Department of Agriculture (DA), under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., reaffirmed its commitment to stop the spread of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in the country by reinforcing disease control measures. For 2023, the DA-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) has allotted a P177.78 million in funds for the government’s Avian […]

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FAO TO HELP DA REACH FOOD SECURITY GOAL FOR PH

Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban received the newly-appointed Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Lionel Henri Valentin Dabbadie, at the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently. The current status of Philippine agriculture and potential areas for agricultural collaboration became the focus of discussion between the DA Undersecretary and FAO Country […]

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P202M IN SMUGGLED AGRI PRODUCTS SEIZED IN JANUARY

Consistent with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to safeguard the welfare of Filipino farmers and fishers and make locally grown agricultural produce more competitive, the Department of Agriculture (DA) continues with the campaign against agricultural smuggling. In January alone, a total of P202.5 million (M) worth of agri-fishery products placed in 24 container […]

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SELECT NCR MARKETS TO HAVE KADIWA STORES — DA

As part of the agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to make food accessible and affordable to all Filipinos, the Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to install accredited KADIWA retail stores in select Metro Manila dry and wet markets within the first quarter of 2023. The said plan, bared by DA Assistant Secretary for Consumer […]