Category: Agriculture
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PhilRice cites role in nation’s attainment of record rice harvest in 2023
SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ– The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) cited its contribution to the country’s record harvest of 20.06 million metric tons of rice in 2023. It distributed certified inbred seeds through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program; and trained farmers, farm workers, and extension workers through the RCEF Rice Extension Services…
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29 Zambales farmers receive E-titles from DAR
ZAMBALES– A total of 29 farmers in Botolan, Zambales received their electronic titles (E-titles) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). This covers more than 69 hectares of land located in Barangay Poonbato. DAR Zambales Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Emmanuel Aguinaldo said the World Bank-funded Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT)…
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Zambales farmers associations, schools receive equipment, tools from DOST
ZAMBALES — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) awarded Multi-Purpose Solar Drying Trays to farmers associations as well as planting tool kits to schools in Zambales. These initiatives were under the agency’s Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (CEST) program. DOST Provincial Director Bernardita Montevirgen said the CEST program aims to provide livelihood and…
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DA- 3 launches assistance program for onion farmers
The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 3 (DA RFO 3) recently announced a comprehensive assistance program to assist onion farming community in Central Luzon affected by pest infestations, particularly the onion armyworm. Central Luzon, the country’s largest onion-producing region, with Nueva Ecija leading in production, has experienced notable crop damage due to these pests.…
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Women’s Month Kadiwa pop-up store, inilunsad
PAMPANGA— Bilang bahagi sa selebrasyon ng International Women’s Month, pinangunahan ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka para sa Gitnang Luzon o DA RFO 3 sa ilalim ng Gender and Development Focal Point System (GADFPS) at Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) ang Kadiwa Pop-up Store sa Main Office nito sa Barangay Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.…
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NIA brings free irrigation closer to farmers in Central Luzon
CABANATUAN CITY– The National Irrigation Administration – Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) is bringing its free irrigation service closer to qualified farmer-beneficiaries. Established under Republic Act 10969 otherwise known as the Free Irrigation Service Act, the program aims to provide free irrigation to qualified farmers with landholdings of eight hectares and below. NIA-UPRIIS…
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Final inspection
The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project – Central Luzon Team inspects the P9.95-M, almost completed multi-commodity solar tunnel dryer as proposed by the provincial government of Bataan. The said subproject located in Barangay Wawa, Orion, is expected to address the limited access to a hygienic drying area for 40 fishing households in the area.…
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DAR, Army partner to boost productivity of Tarlac farmers
TARLAC CITY — Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) partnered with the Philippine Army to boost the income of farmers in Tarlac. This is part of the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty program which intends to contribute to the effort of the national government in addressing hunger, poverty and food security through synergy and convergence. Under the…
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Mass trapping ng fall army worm, isinagawa
TARLAC– Nagsagawa ng mass trapping para sa mga fall army worm ang Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka para sa Gitnang Luzon (DA RFO 3) sa ilang taniman ng mais sa Concepcion, Tarlac nitong ika-16 ng Pebrero. Pinangunahan ang hakbang na ito ng Corn Program katuwang ang Regional Crop Protection Center, Tarlac Provincial Agriculture Office, at Conception Municipal…
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PHilMech distributes P36.27-M machinery grants to farmer coops in Zambales
ZAMBALES– Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) distributed a total of P36.27 million worth of machinery to 26 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) and local government units (LGUs) in Zambales. These include 20 hand tractors, six four-wheel tractors, six rice combine harvesters, four riding type transplanter, two precision seeder, and one single pass…
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Pantabangan aquaculture project opens up bright prospect for increased fisheries production
NUEVA ECIJA– The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Region 3, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of the DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau, and the local government unit of Pantabangan harvested over 400 kilograms of tilapia from the Pantabangan Aquaculture Park Project in Nueva Ecija on Thursday, February…
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Tool evolution
A man pull an improvised plow attached to a motorized tricycle instead of using a conventional hand rake to spread palay for drying along the highway in San Marcelino, Zambales. (Ang Pahayagan photo / JUN DUMAGUING)
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DAR-PN explores partnership in food security and poverty alleviation program
ZAMBALES– The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Zambales, under the leadership of Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer (PARPO) Engr. Emmanuel G. Aguinaldo, attended the exploratory talk with the officers of Naval Education Training and Doctrine Command (NETC) in San Antonio, Zambales and Philippine Naval Operation Base in Subic, Zambales. During the meeting, Aguinaldo introduced…
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More solar-powered irrigation projects eyed to boost palay yield
PAMPANGA – The government is eyeing more solar-powered irrigation projects to boost the production of palay (unhusked rice) in the country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Saturday. During the ceremonial harvest of palay and distribution of various assistance to farmers and farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Candaba, Pampanga, Marcos said the project…
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Turnover ceremony
Outgoing Department of Agriculture Regional Executive Director Crispulo G. Bautista, Jr. (left) hand over to Dr. Eduardo L. Lapuz, Jr. the symbolic office key during the turnover ceremony held Wednesday, January 31 at the Regional Field Office III in San Fernando, Pampanga. Dr. Lapuz, assumes the role as OIC Regional Executive Director, in accordance with…
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