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DA, NESTLE INK MINDANAO COFFEE PROJECT DEAL

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Nestle Philippines inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to jointly establish and implement the “DA x Nestle Mindanao Robusta Coffee Project”, which will allow farmers to gain access to various farm inputs, training, and marketing opportunities. The project will directly benefit Mindanao coffee growers who produce coffee as a […]

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GUIMARAS TO HAVE SHARED COPRA PROCESSING FACILITY

A groundbreaking ceremony for the P16M worth of shared processing facility (SPF) under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) was held in San Lorenzo, Guimaras recently.  The SPFs to be established include the white copra and the refined, bleached, and deodorized oil (RBDO) processing centers. The SPFs to be established include the white […]

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FARMERS’ MONTH FOCUS: LIVESTOCK, POULTRY

The Department of Agriculture (DA) formally opened the third week of the 2023 National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (NFFM) celebration with the launch of the week-long exhibit and bazaar featuring livestock and poultry products at the DA grounds. During the opening program, DA Undersecretary for Administration and Finance Agnes Catherine Miranda celebrated the P61.66 billion […]

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MARCOS LEADS P543-M AID DISTRIBUTION TO FARMERS

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the awarding of interventions amounting to P543.16 million for farm mechanization and modernization to improve food security levels particularly in the “Rice Granary of the Philippines.” Marcos, who concurrently heads the Department of Agriculture (DA), highlighted the importance of making the agriculture and fisheries sector the center of his administration’s […]

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931 FARMERS’ COOPS EARN P2.35B FROM KADIWA SALES

Since the Department of Agriculture started the Kadiwa in 2019, about 931 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) and agri-based enterprises joined the program that has now generated a total sales of P2.38-billion. The Sta. Ana Agricultural Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MPC), a long-time partner of DA, reported that it makes an average annual sales of P500,000 from […]

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GOV’T REACTIVATES EL NIÑO TASK FORCE

With the foreseen onset of El Niño in the months of July-September, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will further strengthen measures that will address the effects of the expected drought, including the reactivation of an inter-agency El Niño Task Force to mitigate the potential effects of the phenomenon to the agriculture and fisheries sector. Under […]

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DA KICKS OFF ASF INFO CARAVAN

With the goal of disseminating accurate and relevant information on the African Swine Fever (ASF) and encouraging the general public to take precautions against the spread of ASF in the country, the Bureau of Animal Industry – National African Swine Fever Prevention and Control Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA-BAI-NASFPCP) formally kicked off the […]

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DA LEADS FILIPINO FOOD MONTH 2023 CELEBRATION

In line with the directive of President and concurrent Department of Agriculture  (DA) Secretary Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address hunger and make nutritious food available for every Filipino, the DA spearheads this year’s celebration of the Filipino Food Month (FFM)— also called Buwan ng Kalutong Pilipino —in collaboration with the Philippine Culinary Heritage Movement (PCHM), […]

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DA, BOC, SBMA FOIL SUGAR SMUGGLING AT SUBIC PORT

Consistent with the policy directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to bolster the government’s campaign against agricultural smuggling, the Department of Agriculture-Inspectorate and Enforcement Office led the inspection of 58 container vans offloaded at the Port of Subic, which were placed on alert mode. The operation conducted recently in partnership with the Bureau of Customs (BOC), […]

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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, […]