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The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the DA-Wide Field Inspectorate (DA-WFI) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), continues to partner with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) to curb the entry of smuggled agricultural commodities to the local markets. A composite team from DA-WFI, BPI, […]
Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1667, series of 2008, the Department of Agriculture (DA) joins the world in a weeklong celebration of the 15th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week starting November 21 to November 25. This year’s theme: “Sama-Samang Tumutugon sa Hamon ng Nagbabagong Klima” aims to create awareness on global warming […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and its Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) showed support for the passage of the National Land Use Act (NLUA) to protect agricultural lands from conversions and ensure food security for Filipinos. The DA-BSWM recently held the launching and national turn-over of the updated Network of Protected Areas for […]
“To show our never-ending support to our rice farmers, we must patronize buying locally produced rice and rice-based products,” Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary for Operations Arnel de Mesa urged. During the Opening of the National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM) Exhibit at DA recently, Assistant Secretary De Mesa highlighted the “Be RICEponsible” advocacy as […]
Officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) led by Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban met with representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently to talk about the status of Deliver-E, an electronic commerce platform for agricultural products that serves as a single digital supply chain platform connecting all stakeholders. DELIVER Project’s MSME […]
Following the directives of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Agriculture (DA) is gearing up for the efficient distribution of additional fertilizer assistance that will support rice farmers nationwide. Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban convened the Regional Executive Directors and Rice Program coordinators of the DA-Regional Field Offices (RFOs) recently to discuss the program updates, […]
The Department of Agriculture in Central Luzon (DA-3) is continuously providing cash assistance to farmers in Pampanga under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA). A total of 1,870 rice farmers were given the cash aid at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center recently. Under the special provisions of the RCEF, the RFFA […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the House leadership to immediately take up his proposed measure to establish Kadiwa Agri-food Terminals in every city and municipality to help farmers and fisherfolk and alleviate the high prices of basic commodities amid the problem of inflation. Lee made the statement after the country’s inflation rate spiked […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) recognized the prime movers of seven Manila-based agribusinesses as regional winners of the 2022 Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) during the awarding ceremony at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Convention Hall. The Young Farmer Challenge, a program started by the DA’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) and […]
In hopes of enhancing food production in the country and protecting the country’s natural resources, the Department of Agriculture (DA) recognizes organic agriculture as a key element in moving forward as it formally opened the 8th Organic Agriculture Month. With the theme, “Maunlad na Pagsasaka, Garantisado sa Organikong Agrikulturang Sinaliksik,” the Organic Agriculture Month aims […]