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AÑO TO NCR MAYORS: AVAIL OF KADIWA STORES

National Capital Region (NCR) mayors are encouraged to avail of the Enhanced KADIWA ni Ani at Kita Financial Grant Assistance Program of the Department of Agriculture- Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) to ensure availability, affordability, and accessibility of basic agricultural commodities during the community quarantine period. Through a memorandum, Department of the Interior and […]

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FARMERS TO GET FERTILIZER SUBSIDY FOR WET SEASON

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is giving rice farmers assurance that its nationwide fertilizer program under its Rice Resiliency Project 2 (RRP2) will continue to sustain the country’s rice production during this wet planting season. “We will not stop this subsidy as long as we have the budget allotted for it,” Agriculture Undersecretary for Operations […]

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40 NCR YOUNG FARMERS GET P50K CAPITAL FROM DA

Forty young farmers and agripreneurs from the National Capital Region (NCR) will each receive P50,000 as start-up capital to implement their proposed agribusiness ventures through the Young Farmers Challenge Fund of the Department of Agriculture (DA). The DA-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) recognized the NCR provincial level winners of the Young Farmers Challenge, who […]

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DA-DEPED MILK PROGRAM FEEDS 2.5M LEARNERS – DAR

Over 2.5 million schoolchildren are enjoying the nutritional benefits from the milk feeding program, jointly implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Agriculture through its National Dairy Authority (NDA) and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC). “We will strongly pursue and continue this worthy investment of the Duterte administration to make our […]

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PH AGRI IS BACK, FOOD SECURITY IS STRONGER – DAR

“After two years of grinding labor and sacrifice, we have made strong and hopeful steps forward,” Secretary William Dar said during his State of the Philippine Agriculture report. Marking his second year at the helm of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Dar reported the achievements of the Philippine agriculture and fisheries sector despite the “perfect […]

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DA TO DIGITIZE BYAHENG DIGISKARTE, BAYANIKITA

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has partnered with leading digital technology companies to create programs, which aim to accelerate the modernization of agriculture through digital platforms to the farmers and fisherfolk, and other stakeholders. “The push for the digitalization of the country’s agriculture sector has been one of the DA’s goals, especially during the ‘New […]

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THERE IS ENOUGH FOOD DURING ECQ, MECQ – DAR

“There is enough food for everyone.” This is the assurance of Agriculture Secretary William Dar to consumers in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other major consumption areas nationwide, with President Duterte’s recent declaration of General Community Quarantine (GCQ) subject to heightened restrictions, from July 30, 2021 to August 5, 2021, and Enhanced Community Quarantine […]

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LOW-COST FROZEN MEAT NOW AVAILABLE IN MARIKINA

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) brought the “Presyong Risonable Dapat (PRD): Frozen Meat Edition” Program to the residents of Marikina City. In partnership with the Atkins Import and Export Resources Inc. and the MyOwn Group of Companies, Agriculture Secretary William Dar and DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo launched the […]

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DA OPENS 2 NFA WAREHOUSES IN NUEVA ECIJA – DAR

Two new warehouses of the Department of Agriculture-National Food Authority (DA-NFA) are now ready to serve the farmers in the country’s top rice-producing province in time for the harvest season. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, NFA Administrator Judy Carol Dansal, and DA Central Luzon Regional Director Crispulo Bautista led the inauguration of the warehouses located in […]

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DAR SHARES PH FOOD SECURITY EFFORTS AT UN SUMMIT

Joining fellow agriculture ministers of United Nations (UN) member-countries, Agriculture Secretary William Dar shared virtually the initiatives of the Philippines to transform and attain sustainable food systems, at the UN Food Systems pre-summit, in Rome, Italy. “The Duterte administration has been employing a ‘whole-of-nation’ approach to attain food security, which are in sync with the five […]