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Agriculture Secretary William Dar welcomes the signing by President Rodrigo Duterte of Republic Act No. 11524, or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act (CFITF), saying the law will pave way for the efficient use of the multi-billion-peso coconut levy to uplift the livelihood of millions of farmers and sustain the development of the […]
The Province of Bataan in Central Luzon is leading the way towards a modern, market-driven, and industrialized Philippine agriculture sector through the “1Bataan Agriculture Innovation and Technology Center (AITC)” and the Department of Agriculture (DA) is supportive of this initiative. In line with the AITC, 10 one-hectare farms were established in the different barangays of […]
Kapital Access for Young Agripreneurs (KAYA) loan program borrowers can now manage their inventory and directly market their products to consumers while still practicing social distancing through the AgriKonek digital market platform. “With the launching of this new application, we are hoping to attract more young blood to give Philippine agriculture a second look and […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Quezon governor David Suarez, along with the “One DA” family and local government officials, witnessed the arrival of 1,350 live hogs from General Santos City (GenSan) and South Cotabato that form part of the “whole-of-nation” measures to increase the supply of pork and reduce prices of pork products in Metro […]
As the price cap on pork products goes on its second week, Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the Department of Agriculture to focus its initiatives to overcome the effects of the African swine fever (ASF) on backyard hog-raisers. “We welcome DA’s P500 million worth of interest-free loans payable in three to five years, initially set aside […]
A few hours after the announcement was posted on social media calling for applicants under the Mentoring and Attracting Youth in Agribusiness (MAYA) program of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the online system was deluged with interested individuals, exceeding by four-fold the required number of interns. “It’s a good indication that many of our youth […]
As the 60-day price ceiling on pork and chicken products started on February 8, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the Department of Agriculture (DA) must confiscate hoarded food and return these to markets. “Sa DA nanggaling na may mga nag-ho-hoard ng pagkain. Kumpiskahin ang mga ito at ibenta, of course after the necessary sanitary and safety […]
In support of the implementation of the price cap, as per Executive Order 124, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will extend zero-interest loans as operating capital to market vendors’ associations in Metro Manila (MM) public markets. “This will enable them to buy pork carcasses directly from hog raisers and major agricultural commodities from farmers’ cooperatives […]
It is “all systems go” for the transport of hogs from Mindanao, Visayas, and some parts of Luzon to Metro Manila markets to be sold at the ceiling price imposed by virtue of Executive Order (EO) 124. Over the weekend, Agriculture Secretary William Dar met with hog producers from the Soccsksargen region to discuss collaborative […]
The creation of a government task force on economic intelligence (Econ Intel) to go after profiteers, price manipulators, hoarders, and smugglers was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte and the Cabinet during a recent meeting in Malacañang. Initially, the task force will go after unscrupulous traders, viajeros, and wholesalers — who have unreasonably jacked up the prices […]