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Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol recently graduated from the state-run University of Southern Mindanao (USM) with a doctoral degree in rural development. “This is the big event of my life,” Piñol said in an interview as he headed to the USM campus here for the graduation rites. The agriculture chief joined 14 others who were conferred […]
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol hailed the Duterte administration for the latest achievement in the agricultural sector as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allowed the entry of young coconuts to the U.S. “(This is) another PRRD (President Rodrigo R. Duterte) achievement,” said Piñol. In a press release issued by the Philippine Embassy in Washington, Dr. […]
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 […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has given P10 million worth of Survival and Recovery (SURE) loans to displaced farmers in besieged Marawi who were affected by the battle between extremist terrorists that took over parts of the city more than two months ago and the government’s security forces. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the […]