Category: Agriculture
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PBBM opens rice processing facility to benefit 6,000 farmers in Nueva Ecija
NUEVA ECIJA–President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday led the inauguration of a rice processing and palay drying facility in Nueva Ecija, valued at PhP63.9 million, to enhance farmers’ productivity, income, and competitiveness. President Marcos launched the Rice Processing System (RPS) II during a visit to the Science City of Muñoz in Nueva Ecija, one…
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President Marcos bats for modern farming in PH’s largest greenhouse visit
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited the Metro Pacific Fresh Farms (MPFF) on Wednesday, the Philippines’ largest greenhouse facility in San Rafael, Bulacan, which aims to share modern farming practices with Filipino farmers to boost food sustainability. Operated by Metro Pacific Agro Ventures (MPAV) under the Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), the 3.5-hectare facility aligns…
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BFAR leads first mussel harvest of program beneficiary in Zambales
ZAMBALES— The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) led the ceremonial harvest of the Paluig-Masinloc Mussel Association in Barangay San Lorenzo in Masinloc, Zambales. The event highlighted the success of the techno-demo project on mussel culture, which utilized the seven meter by five meter bamboo raft method. The project was funded under the…
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Mga magsasaka mula Gitnang Luzon, nagprotesta sa DAR kontra land conversion
Pinangunahan ng mga magsasakang kasapi sa Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) – Gitnang Luzon at ilang organisadong grupo ang tinaguriang Kampuhan sa tanggapan ng Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) sa Quezon City upang ihayag ang kanilang pagtutol sa umano’y malawakang “land use conversion” na nagaganap sa rehiyon. Ang pagkilos na tatagal anila ng limang araw…
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Gov. Ebdane: Product dev’t ongoing to boost Zambales mango industry
ZAMBALES — While tourism stakeholders in Zambales prepare for this year’s iteration of the annual Dinamulag Mango Festival, the provincial government is preoccupied on another level in the task of improving production to sustain the local mango industry. Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said on Monday the provincial government’s flagship program to revitalize the Zambales mango…
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BFAR opens multi-species marine hatchery in Bataan
BATAAN— The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has inaugurated Central Luzon’s first legislated Multi-Species Marine Hatchery at Barangay Quinawan in Bagac, Bataan. The P32-million facility aims to boost fish seed production, support aquaculture enterprises, and enhance marine resource sustainability in the province and its neighboring areas. Republic Act 11912 mandated the hatchery’s establishment…
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BFAR, World Bank push for sustainable fisheries in Zambales
ZAMBALES — In a bid to strengthen coastal fisheries and improve community livelihood, a team from the World Bank visited some municipalities in Zambales to assess the progress of the Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency Project. The team, accompanied by representatives from the National Project Management Office and local government units, visited Subic, Botolan, Masinloc and…
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25 Cawag farmers nagsanay sa paggawa ng bagoong
ZAMBALES– Sumailalim sa isang araw na pagsasanay sa paggawa ng bagoong ang dalawampu’t limang (25) miyembro ng SAPAO Cawag Farmers Association Inc. nitong Pebrero 20 sa bayan ng Subic. Sa naturang Skills Training on Bagoong Making, naging tagapagsanay rito si Daisy Fernan na may karanasan sa paggawa ng bagoong sa loob ng mahigit dalawampu’t limang…
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Gamit pansakahan ipinagkaloob ng DAR-Zambales
ZAMBALES—Tinanggap ng samahang Palanginan/Sta. Barbara Irrigators Association Inc. (PSIA) ang 4-Wheel Drive Tractor at Combined Harvester mula sa Department of Agrarian Reform – Zambales Office nitong Huwebes, Pebrero 12, 2025. Pormal na iginawad ang naturang mga makinarya sa samahan matapos ang paglagda sa Memorandum of Agreement sa pagitan ng DAR Zambales at PSIA na isinagawa…
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Ethnobotanical learning hub to boost agri dev’t in Tarlac, Pampanga
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has teamed up with Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 3 (Central Luzon) and the Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) to establish a 10-hectare ethnobotanical learning facility in New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac. The move is an effort to scale up the capacities of local farmers and…
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DTI intensifies rice price monitoring, vows swift action against violators
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is at the forefront of intensified price monitoring, ensuring the available supply of regular and well-milled rice priced between P40 per kilo to P45 per kilo. “Rice is a staple for Filipino families, and we will not tolerate any attempts to exploit the public by manipulating its price,”…
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Mga magsasaka nakatanggap ng ayuda mula sa Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Zambales
Mahigit 800 mga magsasaka sa bayan ng San Marcelino ang nakatanggap ng financial assistance at fertilizer subsidy sa ilalim ng Provincial Government of Zambales’ (PGZ) Fertilizer Subsidy Program. Isinagawa ang Distribution of Farmers Financial Assistance sa Sitio San Carias, Barangay Loaog noong ika-17 ng Disyembre 2024. Sa pamumuno ni Gob. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., ang mga…
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Salt industry players gathered for the 2nd Salt Congress
PANGASINAN — The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Pangasinan State University (PSU) organized the 2nd Salt Congress in Lingayen, Pangasinan. The two-day congress aims to revive the Philippine salt industry and boost local production that will center on salt management…
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Zambales sets P50-M for ‘Green Mango Valley’ project
ZAMBALES — The provincial government of Zambales has embarked on a four-year pioneering program to promote, expand and sustain the production of Zambales’s best-known product, the carabao or “Dinamulag” mango variety which was regarded as the sweetest in the world. Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said the province has set aside close to P50 million for…
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P206-M utang ng 2,487 magsasakang Kapampangan hindi na pababayaran ng pamahalaan
PAMPANGA— Hindi na babayaran ng nasa 2,487 magsasakang Kapampangan na benepisyaryo ng reporma sa lupa ang kanilang mga utang na aabot sa P206 milyon. Patunay dito ang pagkakaloob ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ng 2,939 na mga Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage o COCROMs na aabot sa kabuuang 3,903.48 ektaryang lupain. Ito…
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