Category: Agriculture
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Php30M multi-purpose marine hatchery groundbreaking ceremony
BATAAN–Isinagawa ang makasaysayang groundbreaking ceremony ng Legislated Multi-Purpose Marine Hatchery sa Barangay. Quinawan, Bagac nitong Biyernes, Enero.26. Ang seremonya ay pinangunahan ni Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka (DA) bilang kinatawan ni BFAR National Director Atty. Demosthenes R. Escoto. Ang nasabing proyekto ay alinsunod sa…
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Itatayong Php 13.5M na mango processing facility at learning center, tinututukan ng DA
ZAMBALES — Pinaghahandaan na ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka para sa Gitnang Luzon (DA RFO 3) ang mga preparasyon para sa itatayong Mango Processing Facility at Learning Center sa Barangay Salaza, Palauig, Zambales. Ito ay proyekto sa ilalim ng High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) katuwang ang Regional Agricultural Engineering Division (RAED) kung saan isinagawa ang…
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DA backs initiative to boost local pompano production
ZAMBALES – In Silaguin Bay, just off the coast of San Antonio, Zambales, a private firm is helping blaze the trail to increase local production of pompano, a delicious, high value aquaculture alternative to milkfish. Government data showed that in 2022, local production of pompano (scientific name trichinous blochii), only reached 457 metric tons– less…
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₱35.37M halaga ng mga makinarya para sa mga magsasaka
BATAAN — Ipinamahagi ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka para sa Gitnang Luzon katuwang ang Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization o PHilMech ang ₱35.37 milyong halaga ng mga makinaryang pansaka sa Abucay, lalawigan ng Bataan. Kabilang sa ipinamahagi ang 7 four-wheel tractor, 12 hand tractor, 2 riding type transplanter, 8 rice combing harvester, at 1…
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DA helps farmers hit by armyworm infestation in N. Ecija, Tarlac
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified its efforts to deal with armyworm infestation by providing aid to affected onion farmers in several towns in Nueva Ecija and Tarlac. DA Regional Field Office III Bureau of Plant Industry director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said 366 hectares out of the 10,217 hectares of farm lands…
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PHilMech distributes agri machinery, postharvest facilities to 40 farmers’ coops, LGUs in Tarlac
TARLAC CITY — About 40 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCA) and local government units (LGU) in the province of Tarlac received agricultural machinery and postharvest facilities from the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech). This initiative is under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. In his message, PHilMech Director IV Dionisio Alvindia…
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Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa
May 150,000 na semilya ng tilapia ang pinakalwan ng Kawanian ng Pangisdaan at Yamang-Tubic (BFAR) – Rehiyon 3 sa ilog ng Pamatawan na sakop ng Barangay Looc, Castillejos, Zambales ngayong umaga ng Biyernes, Enero 19. Ang naturang aktibidad ay isinagawa ng mga kawani ng BFAR Technology Outreach Station for Freshwater Development (TOSFW) – Castillejos sa…
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DA patuloy ang pagbibigay ng tulong sa mga magsasaka sa Botolan
ZAMBALES– Namahagi ng mga fertilizer discount voucher ang Department of Agriculture (DA) sa mga magsasaka sa Botolan, Zambales. May 1,486 indibidwal ang nakinabang dito sa ilalim ng National Rice Program. Ayon kay OIC – Provincial Agriculturist Crisostomo Rabaca, nilalayon ng programa na matulungan ang mga magsasaka dahil sa pagtaas ng presyo ng mga abono at upang tumaas ang…
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54 Pampanga farmers’ coops, LGUs receive agri machinery
PAMPANGA — A total of 54 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCA) and local government units (LGU) in the province of Pampanga received agricultural machinery from the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech). This initiative is under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. The P126-million worth of awarded grants include 22 units…
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Smart Agri Vegetable Derby at Harvest fest sa Tarlac
TARLAC– Naging matagumpay ang ginanap na Vegetable Derby at Harvest Festival na itinaguyod ng Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) – SMART Agriculture Center katuwang ang Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka para sa Gitnang Luzon sa pamamagitan ng High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) sa Barangay Malacampa, bayan ng Camiling. Ang nasabing aktibidad ay dinaluhan nina Israel Ambassador to…
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Zambales farmers can now produce own organic fertilizer thanks to DTI aid
ZAMBALES — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has turned over a shredding machine to farmers belonging to the Masinloc Federated Farmers Association (MFFA) in Zambales. The grant was given under the Shared Service Facility (SSF) program of DTI that aims to improve micro, small, and medium enterprises’ (MSMEs) productivity and efficiency through better access…
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PH seen to be self-sufficient with revival of salt industry
MANILA – Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan said the Philippines would soon be “self-sufficient” in salt, as he anticipates the enactment of the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act following its ratification by both houses of Congress. Yamsuan said the measure would establish a five-year roadmap aimed at revitalizing and modernizing the dying…
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Taiwan Technical Mission Demonstration Farm, pinasinayaan
TARLAC- Pormal na pinasinayahan ang Taiwan Technical Mission Demonstration Farm sa Tarlac City nitong nakalipas na Biyernes, Disyembre 15, 2023. Ang aktibidad ay dinaluhan ng mga opisyales mula sa Taiwan Embassy sa pangunguna ni Ambassador Wallace Chow, Director-General Yupin Lien ng Department of International Economic Affairs ng Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Secretary-General Charles Li…
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DA cites outstanding Gulayan sa Barangay, agricultural extension workers in Central Luzon
PAMPANGA — The Department of Agriculture (DA) cited the provincial and regional winners of the 2023 Best Gulayan sa Barangay (GSB) Search in Central Luzon. This program is part of the department’s coordination with the provinces and local governments to strengthen people’s ability to produce their own food using food production technology. “High-value crops like…
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Olivete Farmers Association gets Php1.8M Rice Harvester in Nueva Ecija
MUNOZ CITY– A group of rice farmers organized by the Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry “Sinagtala” Battalion in Nueva Ecija town received a rice-harvesting machine worth Php1.8 million from the Department of Agriculture on Thursday, December 7, 2023 held at the covered court, PhilMec, Science City of Munoz. Lt. Col. Julito B. Recto, Jr., commander of…
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