Category: Agriculture
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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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DA-Gitnang Luzon namigay ng Fuel Subsidy Card para sa mga magsasaka ng Pampanga,
Inumpisahan na ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Gitnang Luzon sa ilalim ng Field Operations Division ang pamimigay ng fuel subsidy sa mga magsasaka ng mga bayan ng Arayat, Sta. Ana at lungsod ng San Fernando sa pamamagitan ng caravan na isinagawa sa Arayat Sports Complex (Glorietta) Arayat, Pampanga. Layunin ng nasabing programa na matulungan ang mga…
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Agri trucks exempted from toll fees hike starting June 1
MANILA – Department of Agriculture-accredited trucks transporting agricultural products will be exempted from toll fee increases and receive rebates beginning June 1. Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) Executive Director Alvin Carullo said the program reduces the impact of the toll rate increase on inflation to ensure the stability of food prices. The rebate is equivalent to…
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FBS sa Palauig inilunsad
Sinimulan na ng Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)-Zambales ang proyektong Farm Business School (FBS) para sa tatlumpu’t-dalawang (32) benepisyaryo mula sa Bato Palauig Farmers Association Inc. (BPFAI) matapos ang ginawang pagpirma ng Memorandum of Agreement nitong nakalipas na Mayo 9 sa Palauig Zambales. Ang paglagda sa kasunduan na ginanap sa Palauig Mayor’s Office ay isinagawa…
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DAR program orientation at ARBO organizing sa Subic
ZAMBALES— Nagsagawa ang Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)- Zambales ng kanilang program orientation alinsabay na rin ang pag-oorganisa ng Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries’ Organization (ARBO) sa Barangay Sacatihan sa bayan ng Subic. Ang nasabing aktibidad ay pinangunahan ni Dana J. Domingo, OIC- head ng Program Beneficiaries Development Division (PBDD), na sa ilalim ng liderato ni Engr.…
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BFAR launches “Layag-WPS” livelihood project for fisherfolk
ZAMBALES– The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture formally launched a livelihood project for fisherfolk affected by the tensions at the West Philippine Sea. Dubbed “LAYAG-WPS,” or Livelihood Activities to Enhance Fisheries Yields and Economic Gains from the West Philippine Sea, the activity was launched during a ceremony held in…
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BPI information caravan, isinagawa sa Gitnang Luzon
PAMPANGA– Sa pamumuno ng Bureau of Plant Industry – National Seed Quality Control Services (BPI-NSQCS) ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka (DA), isinagawa ang “Information Caravan on Plant Nursery Accreditation and Plant Material Certification for Plant Nursery Operators” noong ika-12 ng Abril sa Kapampangan Development Foundation, Sitio Bancal, Brgy. Maliwalu, Bacolor, Pampanga. Ito ay dinaluhan ng humigi’t…
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RED TIDE UPDATE
The shellfish samples collected from the coastal waters of Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan and Zambales are FREE OF THE TOXIC RED TIDE. All types of shellfish gathered from these areas are safe for human consumption. Below is the latest Shellfish Bulletin released by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Office for the information of…
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Crop drying
A farmer in San Marcelino, Zambales spreads corn kernels for sun-drying along the national highway amid rising temperature reaching up to 40 °C in some areas in the country due to the effect of El Niño, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services. (Ang Pahayagan-MotoPhoto snapshot)
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Daing na dilis
A local fisherman takes advantage of the sunny weather to sun-dry small fishes commonly known as “daing na dilis” which he will later sell to beachgoers in Barangay San Miguel, San Antonio, Zambales. (Ang Pahayagan snapshot / JUN DUMAGUING)
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DAR namahagi ng computerized titles para sa mga magsasaka
ZAMBALES- Dalawampu’t-pitong (27) mga magsasaka ang nabahaginan ng Computerized Titles samantalang limang agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) naman ang nabigyan ng mga kagamitang pambukid.mula sa Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) sa isang simpleng seremonya na ginanap nitong Huwebes, Abril 4. Ang naturang aktibidad ay pinangunahan ni Atty. Odgie C. Cayabyab, Assistant Regional Director ng Department…
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