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The country’s agriculture sector is expected to play a major role in pursuing a socio-economic response framework to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic recovery efforts. “For us to rise stronger from this COVID-19 crisis, the government must encourage the development of an agriculture-driven economy,” said Agriculture Secretary William Dar at the opening of the Farmers’ […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is readying interventions under its P700-million Quick Response Fund (QRF) after conducting field validation of areas affected by Typhoon Ambo in Eastern Visayas and Luzon. “We will use the QRF to rehabilitate affected areas and help farmers and fishers who suffered the brunt of ‘Ambo’ that damaged P1.14-billion worth of […]
Looking at young millennials as the future of Philippine agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to engage 900 fresh agriculture graduates (batch 2019-2020) as “frontliners” to assist as implementers of agriculture programs in each congressional district nationwide. “We need young blood in agriculture. They have the defining attributes when it comes to utilizing […]
The South Korean government recently donated 950 metric tons (MT) of rice to the Philippines, particularly for the thousands of Filipino families adversely affected by natural disasters and calamities last year. They include the earthquake victims in Mindanao, particularly in North Cotabato and Davao del Sur, and other areas in regions 11 and 12, and […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Department of Health (DOH) have forged an agreement to reactivate the Local Price Coordination Councils (LPCCs) to closely monitor the prices of farm and fishery products, processed goods, and medicines sold in Metro Manila and other urban centers nationwide during the Luzon-wide […]
The Philippines has enough rice for the next four months, with additional supply from dry season harvest expected to sustain stock inventory level until June, Agriculture Secretary William Dar has assured. Citing the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Dar said that rice stock is expected to reach 2.661 million metric tons, or […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured that food will be available from production to consumption during the enhanced community quarantine through its Food Resiliency and Recovery Action Plan, as adopted by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-IED). “The threat of hunger is as real as the threat of COVID-19,” Agriculture Secretary […]
Amid the growing demand for food pack distribution, Agriculture Secretary William Dar once again appealed to local government units down to the barangay level to source out produce from local farmers. “On top of distributing canned goods and processed products, we urge our LGUs to prioritize buying fresh produce from our farmers. It’s a win-win […]
Various government agencies led by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with private organizations to improve market linkage for the farm products of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Caraga Region. Organized under the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program of DAR and the Department of Social […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order creating a national task force to prevent the entry, contain, and control animal-borne diseases such as African swine fever (ASF) following the sharp rise in the number of cases nationwide. Duterte signed Executive Order No. 105 on February 21 creating a national task force to “oversee and […]