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Joining fellow agriculture ministers of United Nations (UN) member-countries, Agriculture Secretary William Dar shared virtually the initiatives of the Philippines to transform and attain sustainable food systems, at the UN Food Systems pre-summit, in Rome, Italy. “The Duterte administration has been employing a ‘whole-of-nation’ approach to attain food security, which are in sync with the five […]
Senator Grace Poe called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to scale up local agricultural production and aim for a dynamic, high-growth sector to alleviate the hunger woes of millions of Filipinos. “Our people are hungry. There’s something disconcerting about the reality that this is happening in an agricultural country,” Poe said. “The number of […]
Leading officials from both the government and private sector agree that “zero hunger” by the year 2030 is achievable, based on the recently concluded “Private sector dialogue on responsible agricultural investments for food systems” organized by the Department of Agriculture (DA). In response to the United Nations call for a summit to meet the 17 […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) kicked off the development of the Philippines’ first National Seed Technology Park (NSTP) at New Clark City (NCC) in Capas, Tarlac. The event, which also marked the launch of the DA-led Seeds for the Future campaign, was highlighted by the planting of […]
Four months after the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched the national hog repopulation and Bantay African Swine Fever sa Barangay (BABay ASF) twin programs in Batangas province, six local government units (LGUs) in Batangas are now first to claim ASF-free status. “You are really a trailblazer in terms of the fight against the ASF virus,” […]
For crafting the best agribusiness plan, turning in an exemplary performance, and posting on social media the most-liked and shared photos of their training, dozens out of about 800 young Filipino agriculture graduates who underwent a six-month internship were recognized and received cash incentives from the Department of Agriculture (DA). The interns belong to the […]
To maintain the quality of agricultural produce and prevent post-harvest losses, thereby enabling farmers to earn a decent income from their yield, the Department of Agriculture has teamed up with the Next Agri Corporation Philippines Inc., and Ecofrost Technologies India for the installation of solar-powered storage in food production areas across the country. Agriculture Secretary William Dar […]
In line with the continued updating of the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), the Department of Agriculture (DA) will provide validated farmers their respective “Interventions Monitoring Card” or IMC that serves as an identification (ID) and cash card. “This year’s rollout of the RSBSA-IMC is a milestone in the history of Philippine […]
Fifteen Filipinos are set to pursue higher education in the United States as the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) financing studies in degree and non-degree programs in the United States under the Fulbright Philippines Agriculture Scholarship Program (FPASP). DA Secretary William Dar and […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar called for greater international cooperation to ensure that science-driven innovations and technologies are institutionalized in the agriculture sector to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change, and end hunger by 2030, among other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “It is important that international pooling of knowledge, science and technology, and […]