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HALAL FOOD INDUSTRY HAS GREAT POTENTIALS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – PIÑOL

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in collaboration with the Halal Program Management Office launched the DA-Halal Food Industry Development Program (DA-HFIDP) as one of the banner programs of the Department on April 2, 2018 at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex in Cotabato City. Present during the event were Atty. Ranibai Dilangalen, Undersecretary for Special Concerns […]

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National Organic Agriculture Congress Celebrates Its 14th Year – PIÑOL

  In the pursuit of not only providing available and affordable food, but also safe, nutritious and quality food, the National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP) under the Department of Agriculture culminated its 14th National Organic Agriculture Congress at the Limketkai Center in Cagayan de Oro. The NOAC is a yearly event that unites organic food […]

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DA, Poultry Farmers to Plan Five-Year Poultry Industry Development Roadmap – PIÑOL

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will formulate a five-year development roadmap for the country’s poultry and livestock industry in cooperation with poultry and livestock raisers following a dialogue between Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol and poultry raisers. Piñol said the DA also committed to help poultry farmers market their poultry products with a program to ensure […]

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Standard Mechanization Program for Agriculture Sector – PIÑOL

  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 […]

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DA Offers P7.5 Billion Credit Facility

  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 […]

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DA Pushes for Agriculture Subject in Current Curriculum – PIÑOL

  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 […]

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Agri-Fishery Credit Law in the Drawing Board – PIÑOL

  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 […]

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DA-BFAR to Seed 5M Fingerlings in Lake Lanao – PIÑOL

  As part of the initiative to assist the farmers and fisherfolks affected by the conflict in Marawi, the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) will seed five million fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species in Lake Lanao. Under the Balik Sigla sa mga Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) […]

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Bataan Receives Multi-Million Agri-Fishery Assistance – PIÑOL

  The Department of Agriculture (DA) will be focusing on three major priorities – technology, financing and marketing. Piñol stressed this during the farmers and fishers forum held in Mariveles, Bataan. The Agriculture Secretary, who assumed his post less than a year ago, has been going around the country campaigning for the advancement of Philippine […]

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DA to Seed 210 Million Fingerlings Around the Country – PIÑOL

As part of a national campaign to rehabilitate fish sources across the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched on June 19, 2017 the Balik Sigla sa Lawa at Ilog (BASIL) project. The project is the DA’s counter-strategy, which comes after the directive of President Rodrigo […]