Category: Agriculture
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Gov. Ebdane urges farmers to embrace agri mechanization
ZAMBALES — Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. encouraged farmers in the province on Tuesday to make full use of farm machinery from the government to increase agricultural production and sustain the local farming industry. “Mechanization is apparently the only way now to increase farming efficiency and address the gap in agricultural production and farmers’ income,” Ebdane…
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Zambales receives Php32M worth of RCEF machines, equipment
ZAMBALES– The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech), through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program, distributed Php 32 million worth of various rice production machines and postharvest equipment during the ceremonial turnover and distribution held in Iba, Zambales on Tuesday, November 5. A total of 24 eligible and qualified farmers’ cooperatives…
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Libreng binhing palay, sinimulang ipamahagi
ZAMBALES— Namamahagi na ng libreng binhi ng palay mula sa Dry Season Seed Allocation ng Department of Agriculture (DA) sa mga magsasakang rehistrado sa Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) sa bayan ng San Marcelino simula nitong Miyerkulas, Oktubre 30. Ang naturang proyekto ay pinangasiwaan ni Municipal Agriculturist Remin Sardo ng Municipal Agriculture…
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BFAR-CDA lumagda sa kasunduan upang palakasin ang hanay ng mga mangingisda
Lumagda ang Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA–BFAR) at ang Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) sa isang Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) upang higit pa anilang magpapatibay ang ugnayan ng dalawang ahensya na tugunan ang mga pangangailangan ng mga mangingisda sa bansa. Ang paglalagda ay pinangunahan nina DA-BFAR Officer-in-Charge Isidro M. Velayo, Jr. at…
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Agri-Puhunan, Pantawid Program ng DA magtitiyak ng regular na tanim ng palay
NUEVA ECIJA — Matitiyak nang regular na mapapataniman ng palay ang may 1.2 milyong ektaryang sakahan sa bansa ngayong inilunsad ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid Program. Ito ang nagsilbing regalo ng punong ehekutibo para sa mga magsasaka sa pagdiriwang ng kanyang ika-67 taong kaarawan na ginanap sa Guimba, Nueva Ecija.…
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6K N. Ecija ARBs relieved from paying P277-M debts
PALAYAN CITY – The government condoned 6,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Nueva Ecija of their PHP277 million debts and obligations on agricultural lands awarded under the agrarian reform program on Friday during the celebration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s birthday. The President led the distribution of 9,832 Certificates of Condonation with Release of…
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Pasilidad ng Bureau of Plant Industry sa Subic Bay Freeport pinasinayaan
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Binuksan na ang bagong pasilidad ng Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)- Plant and Quarantine Service-Port of Subic Office sa Subic Bay Freeport. Ang inagurasyon sa pasilidad ay dinaluhan ng Kalihin ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka na si Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. gayun din ng mga opisyales ng Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) sa pangunguna…
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URC, government to continue program giving huge boost to potato farming
Universal Robina Corp. (URC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have agreed to sustain a program that has significantly enhanced potato farming and overall farm productivity in the Philippines. “Since its inception, this program has exemplified the power of public-private partnerships in driving positive change,” said Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr..“This agreement…
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SM for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Two agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) from the province of Zambales showcased their products during the launching of ARBO products at SM for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SM4SMSE) Community Bazaar at the Ground Floor of SM Olongapo Grand Central. The Gurung-guru Farmers Association Inc. from San Felipe displayed their products such as banana chips and…
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Masinloc farmers receive pregnant buffaloes from PCC
ZAMBALES — The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) entrusted a total of 18 pregnant dairy buffaloes to the Masinloc Farmers’ Agriculture Cooperative (MFAC) in Zambales. PCC Center Director Ericson Dela Cruz said the provision of pregnant dairy buffaloes seeks to improve the livelihood of the member-farmers. “Milk is really our target to become their additional source…
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‘First border’ control measures for food safety in place by Jan 2025
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said the operation of the first Cold Examination Facility for Agriculture (CEFA) in Bulacan province will start by the start of 2025 as part of intensified measures for the country’s “first border” control. A CEFA is a sanitary phytosanitary inspection facility for imported animals, fish, plants…
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Modernized food hub eyed at Clark with global tech firms deal
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE—The Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) is eyeing a modernized National Food Hub project at the civil aviation complex in Clark with the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the CIAC and global food tech companies Food Starter Philippines, a subsidiary of the Singapore-based Food Starter Pte. Ltd., and World Food…
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Central Luzon remains number one in rice production
PAMPANGA — Central Luzon is still the country’s rice granary as it contributed 18 percent to the total national production with 3.63 million metric tons in 2023. During the fourth episode of the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas of the Philippine Information Agency, DA OIC-Regional Executive Director Eduardo Lapuz Jr. disclosed that the region is also…
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DAR completes land acquisition, distribution to qualified ARBs in Zambales
ZAMBALES — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has finished land acquisition and distribution to qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Zambales. Funded by the World Bank, Project SPLIT or Support for Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling involves the subdivision of the Collective Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CCLOAs) into individual land titles. Provincial…
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Crop processing seminar itinaguyod ng DAR-Zambales at PRMSU
ZAMBALES—Nagsagawa ng tatlong araw na pagsasanay ang Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Zambales sa ilalim ng Product Development at ng Village Level Farm-Focused Enterprise Development (VLFED) na ginanap sa President Ramon Magsaysay University (PRMSU) -San Marcelino Campus bilang dagdag kaalamang pangkabuhayan para sa mga agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations ng lalawigan. Ang naturang aktibida ay itinaguyod…
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