Tag: Department of Agriculture (DA)
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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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JICA helps Tarlac town develop sweet potato products
TARLAC CITY — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has assisted the municipal government of Moncada in developing sweet potato-based products. This is to address the problem of oversupply and low price of sweet potatoes which is the municipality’s “One Town, One Product”. In an interview, Mayor Estelita Aquino said JICA helped the local government…
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DTI, DA partner with CIAC for National Food Hub
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE — Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Agriculture (DA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) on the development of a National Food Hub. The partnership is part of the farm-to-fork strategy embodied in the Three-Year Food Logistic Action Agenda, which primarily aims to…
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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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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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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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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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Cayetano sa mga opisyal ng DA: Magsipag, magsiayos
Hinikayat ni Senator Alan Peter Cayetano ang Department of Agriculture (DA) na magpatupad ng mas maagap na mga hakbang upang malutas ang kalagayan ng agrikultura sa Pilipinas. Ito ay sa gitna ng kasalukuyang mataas ng presyo ng bigas sa kabila ng ipinatupad na price cap ng Malacañang. “Step up nang kaunti,” wika ni Cayetano sa…
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Crop Establishment Technology Demonstration, isinagawa ng PhilRice sa San Marcelino
ZAMBALES — Nagsagawa ng Crop Establishment Technology Demonstration ang Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) sa San Marcelino, Zambales. Layunin nito na maiangat ang antas ng pagsasaka upang maging mas competitive ang mga magsasaka na di na pahuhuli sa farming techniques ng mga karating bansa sa Asya. Ayon kay Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office III…
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Rural woman ng Zambales, kinilala
ZAMBALES– Itinanghal si Marife Fernandez mula sa bayan ng Cabangan bilang rural woman ng probinsiya ng Zambales. Ito ay matapos ang isinagawang regional field validation ng Department of Agriculture (DA) nitong nakalipas na ika-23 ng Hunyo sa Barangay San Rafael, para sa 2023 Search for Outstanding Rural Women. Naging matagumpay ito sa pangunguna ng Gender…
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485 magsasaka sa Zambales tumanggap ng ayuda mula sa DA
ZAMBALES — May kabuuang 485 magsasaka sa Zambales ang tumanggap ng tig P5,000 ayuda mula sa Department of Agriculture (DA). Ito ay sa ilalim ng programang Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA). Ayon kay DA Regional Rice Focal Person Lowell Rebillaco, ang mga benepisyaryo ay nakarehistro sa Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture at nagmamay-ari o nagbubungkal ng palay na…
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DA seizes P40M worth of misdeclared agri products
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT– The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said it has confiscated around PHP40 million worth of misdeclared agricultural products at the Subic Port. In a statement, the DA said the smuggled products were consigned to a certain Abucayan Business and Trade. “The team found misdeclared agricultural products that were purported to consist…
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P150 milyung halaga ng asukal pinigil ng Customs Subic
SUBIC BAY—Pinigil ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Subic ang may 30,000 sako ng asukal na tinatatayng nasa P150 milyung ang halaga na dumating sa Subic Bay Freeport Zone kamakailan. Nabatid na ang nasabing mga asukal na nasa 58 container ay hindi umano maayos na ideneklara nang dumating sa naturang puwerto kung kaya’t…
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DA Central Luzon holds Onion Harvest Festival
PAMPANGA (PIA) — Department of Agriculture (DA) conducted an Onion Harvest Festival at barangay Tinajero in Bacolor, Pampanga. This marks the first time that onions were planted in the municipality. Bureau of Plant Industry Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban said this is part of the thrust of the Marcos Jr. administration to carry out projects that will help…
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2.5K Zambales rice farmers get gov’t cash aid
PAMPANGA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) continues to distribute cash assistance to eligible rice farmers under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA). DA Regional Executive Director Crispulo Bautista said on Tuesday that some 2,504 rice farmers from the towns of San Narciso and San Marcelino in Zambales, have started…
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