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The Department of Agriculture shall focus on the revitalization of the local cacao industry, through its High Value Crops and Development Program (HVCDP) and other operating units. “Some of the cacao trees are now being cut because farmers are not making much money from cacao since they do not really know how to process it […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has proposed the establishment of a national program to fast-track the development of the cacao industry with an eye on planting one million trees in the Davao region and other parts of Mindanao. Villafuerte said House Bill (HB) No. 1771 will support the goal of the Department of Agriculture (DA) of […]
Mindanao will be the food basket of the Philippines and will be given its due share and priority in agriculture and rural development. This was the assurance given by Agriculture Secretary William Dar in a press briefing in Davao City recently where he cited Mindanao’s contributions to the country’s economy. Dar cited the potentials of […]