DA to give rehab funds, other aid to 鈥楾yphoon Ambo鈥 affected farmers, fishers (repost)

Author: DA Communications Group | 19 May 2020   The Department of Agriculture (DA) is readying interventions under its P700-million (M) Quick Response Fund (QRF) after conducting field validation of 鈥楾yphoon Ambo鈥 affected areas in Eastern Visayas and Luzon. 鈥淲e will use the QRF to rehabilitate affected areas and help farmers and fishers who suffered continue reading…

DA lures OFWs for agri-ventures, offers no-interest loans up to P15M (repost)

Author: DA Communications Group | 18 May 2020   A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW), engineer Celestino Mananguit, of San Ildefonso, Bulacan, developed an integrated eight-hectare livestock farm, expanding it into a techno-demonstration and agri-tourism farm that provides food, livelihood, and employment in his community. A retired seaman, Melbert Gabriel Fadrigo developed their family farm, continue reading…

DA proposes measures to revive, reboot Phl agri sector (repost)

  Author: DA Communications Group | 15 May 2020   The Department of Agriculture (DA) proposes several sets of interventions to revive and reboot the country鈥檚 agriculture and fishery sector after the COVID-19 pandemic. 鈥淲e believe the initiatives will help reinvigorate the Philippine countryside after surmounting the COVID-19 pandemic, by increasing food production and establishment continue reading…

鈥淏alik Probinsya鈥 paves way to agri industrialization 鈥 DA Chief (repost)

Author: DA Communications Group | 14 May 2020   The Department of Agriculture supports the implementation of the 鈥淏alik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2)鈥 program as it will not only decongest Metro Manila and ensure balanced regional development and equitable distribution of wealth, resources and opportunities, but also pave the way to modernizing and industrializing the continue reading…

Rice supply adequate for 2020 (repost)

Author: DA Communications Group | 12 May 2020   The Department of Agriculture (DA) reassures the public that the country鈥檚 rice supply is adequate for the entire year with a comfortable level of inventory. 鈥淕oing into the lean months and onto December 31, 2020, we have enough supply of food, and that includes our major continue reading…