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In a bid to boost enrollment in tertiary agriculture education, which has seen a long and steady decliner, the AGRI Party-list is seeking the passage of a bill that incentivizes students who take up agriculture and agri-related courses. “If we are to improve agriculture in our country we have to ensure that we have a […]
The government’s Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (FDFFP), which rolled out on March 2022, is nearing the realization of its goal to provide support to 158,730 beneficiaries. As of August 4, 2022, a total of 126,388 fuel discount accounts have been generated. Once loaded with a P3000 subsidy, corn farmers or fishers may […]
Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a measure to provide additional tax incentives on gifts and donations to accredited farmers and fisherfolk enterprises. Lee filed House Bill No. 2418, amending Section 12 of Republic Act No. 11321, or the “Sagip Saka Act” which was signed into law in 2019, to invite the private […]
In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will extend financial and technical assistance to farmers in the next planting season, to ensure an increase in the production of local agricultural commodities. Undersecretary-designate for Consumer and Political Affairs and spokesperson Kristine Evangelista said […]
A group of farmers in Manapla, Negros Occidental got a boost in their farm operations through the installation of an integrated solar-powered irrigation system provided by the provincial government. The P6.9-million facility combines the use of upland aquaculture through grow-out and aquaponic system, fertigation, and drip irrigation system, in a 600-square meter farm located in […]
The installation of the P2-million agricultural tramline in the upland village of Kabankalan City in southern Negros Occidental now make the transport of agricultural goods much faster and easier for farmers in the area. After its inauguration, the provincial government-funded Tagukon Agricultural Tramline Project will serve the members of Minaluha Diversified Farmers Association and Bagacay […]
With the increasing prices of chemical fertilizers, further worsened by the Russia-Ukraine war, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is massively promoting the use of “Bio N,” a microbial-based fertilizer. “Given the exigencies of the times, we have to massively promote the use of Filipino-developed technologies to enhance crop productivity and incomes of our farmers and […]
With the end in view of enhancing access of agricultural communities to financial services and programs that increase productivity, the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill repealing Republic Act No. 10000 or the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009. Senator Cynthia Villar, the chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Food, and […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) officially launched the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) Program’s second wave and the Fuel Discount Voucher Program in Bataan, benefitting more than 6,000 farmers and fishers in the province. The ceremonial launching took place at Dinalupihan Civic Center, Bataan recently in time with the National […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar commended the success of around 400 Pangasinense farmers who participated in the Philippine Rice Research Institute’s (PhilRice) RiceBIS Community Modern Farms Project in Mangatarem, Pangasinan. The RiceBIS Community Modern Farms Project is the brainchild of agriculture steward Dr. Inocencio Bolo, most notable for his role as Director for Field Operations during […]