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KOREA SENDS RICE TO FLOOD-HIT MISAMIS ORIENTAL

The Department of Agriculture (DA) welcomed the Republic of Korea – Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (ROK-MAFRA)’s donation of 400 metric tons of milled rice, which will be distributed to 10,000 families affected by flooding and landslides in Oriental Mindoro through the DA – National Food Authority (NFA) and the Department of Social […]

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P3.66M TOTAL SALES FOR ‘KADIWA NG PANGULO’ OUTLETS

The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continues to promote the direct marketing platform designed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) that provides consumers access to quality and safe food items, while ensuring farm producers have a ready market. The Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) is a spill-over of the DA’s marketing strategy dubbed Kadiwa ng […]

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PH STARTS EXPORT OF DAVAO DURIAN TO CHINA SOON

As part of the fruit export deal secured by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during his state visit in China, the Philippines is estimated to start its annual export of at least 54,000 metric tons of premium fresh durian to China this year. Stakeholders are now beefing up their production to meet the high demands entailed […]

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DA, NAVOTAS LGU SEIZE P120M SMUGGLED FOOD ITEMS

The Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA IE) confiscated smuggled agri-fishery products amounting to P120 million during a series of raids on seven storage facilities in San Rafael Village, Navotas City. The initiative is in accordance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen the Department’s fight against agricultural […]

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DA FOILS SMUGGLING OF POULTRY PRODUCTS WORTH P40M

As part of the government’s campaign to stop the rampant agricultural smuggling that has affected the Philippine agricultural and fishery sectors for many years, the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (IE) has acted on two containers under consignee Abucayan Business and Trade, which were placed on […]

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PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA TO INK AGRI PACT SOON

Emphasizing their countries’ agricultural expertise and goals towards food security, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and South African Ambassador to the Philippines Bartinah Ntombizodwa Radebe-Netshitenzhe discussed potential areas for agricultural cooperation that can help boost the two countries’ food production and economic success. Among those tackled during the recent courtesy call […]

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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 OPENS MORE AGRI OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

In honor of the resilience, successes, and contributions of Filipinas to national development, the Department of Agriculture (DA) vowed to provide more opportunities to women especially in the agriculture sector during the opening ceremony of the National Women’s Month Celebration (NWMC) 2023 recently. True to the Department’s commitment to empowering women in agriculture, Senior Undersecretary […]

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DA LAUNCHES SPECIAL LOAN PROGRAM FOR ONION FARMERS

In line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s commitment to attain food security for the country, the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) has launched the Agri-Negosyo (ANYO) Loan Program for Onion Farmers to provide local producers easy access to credit loans for facilities, machineries, and other equipment. The DA-ACPC’s loan program will pave […]

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PH TO RESUME PILI NUTS EXPORT TO EU, SAYS DA

Dried pili nuts from the Philippines can now enter the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) following the issuance of the European Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/267. The document authorizes the inclusion of dried pili nuts in the Union list of novel foods that may be placed on the EU market after it […]