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In its effort to further promote food security, the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) launched its second mushroom production training at the Villar SIPAG Farm School in Bacoor City, Cavite. Aspiring mushroom producers flocked the registration area as early as 8 am for the two-month training with classes scheduled every […]
Senator Cynthia Villar pushed for the allocation of a bigger budget for intercropping, saying the 3.5 million coconut farmers will be able to earn more from this planting strategy. Villar, chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, said a study shows that farmers earn only P50 a day from planting coconuts while intercropping […]
The Department of Agriculture will be pushing for a standardized mechanization program in the hopes of abating postharvest losses in the agriculture sector. At the opening ceremony of the Makina Expo 2017 at the Iloilo International Convention Center, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol disclosed that the country’s lack of access to efficient farm equipment and […]
Senator Cynthia Villar said the budget being proposed for the livestock and poultry sector will not be enough to fund the development of the industry. Sitting as chairperson of the Finance Subcommittee hearing the P60-billion proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture for 2018, Villar asked Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol to […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is providing a new credit facility scheme for irrigators associations (IAs) valued at P7.5 Billion (B), which aims to achieve greater productivity for the Philippine rice and corn sectors. “Dubbed as Kaibigan at Kaagapay Adopt-A-Farm (KAKAF), the program will tap, as the Financial Group, private sectors and the Overseas […]
Thirty innovative farm school owners and local government unit representatives recently graduated from a 10-day training on climate-smart farms organized by the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) in collaboration with the Agricultural Training Institute of the Department of Agriculture (DA). The Climate-Smart Farm Business School was developed to create new […]
Senator Cynthia Villar led the groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of two roads in Baseco Compound, Tondo, Manila, that will provide more convenience and comfort to its residents. There was also a launching of vegetable gardening with the Bureau of Soil and Water Management (BSWM) and clean-up drive and mangrove-planting at Barangay 649 in […]
To encourage the younger generation to go into farming and involve the breed of youngbloods in the food production agenda of the government, the Department of Agriculture (DA) proposed to include Agriculture as a subject in the current curriculum for elementary and high school students. This was according to Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, who […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the legislation of a National Easy Access Credit Program for Agriculture and Fishery to assure that all initiatives for the development of rural communities will be sustained. This according to Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol in a forum in Batangas. Piñol announced that a group of technical […]
The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill that would exempt small farmers from paying irrigation services in a bid to increase income, hasten productivity and reduce production costs in farms nationwide. Senator Cynthia Villar, sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1465 also known as the “Free Irrigation Service to Small Farmers Act […]