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Food security has been proven critical during the country’s six-month-long coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related lockdowns, necessitating a significant increase for agriculture in the national government’s 2021 budget, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “Naging malinaw nitong nakaraang mga quarantine na agrikultura pa rin ang magsasalba sa Pilipinas. Dahil sa mga quarantine, nakita ang pangangailangan sa isang maunlad […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar called for the strong support on the enactment of a proposed law on the efficient use of the multi-billion peso coconut levy to uplift the livelihood of farmers and sustain the development of the country’s coconut industry. Dar referred to Senate Bill No.1396, or the “Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar is urging the youth and budding agriculture entrepreneurs (agripreneurs) to actively take part in agriculture and fisheries by availing of several financial and technical assistance being offered by the Duterte administration through the Department of Agriculture (DA). One of these is the “Kapital Access for Young Agripreneurs” or the KAYA loan […]
The Agriculture Students Association of the Philippines (ASAP), a confederation of agriculture students from 11 colleges and universities all over the country recognizing the urgency of promoting agriculture among the younger generation, was launched recently. At the online launch, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, who is a vegetable farmer and an advocate of farmers’ and fisher folk’s […]
A total of 442 local government units (LGUs) have bought some 10 metric tons of produce and farm products worth over P2.5 billion directly from farmers and fisherfolk during the enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. The agriculture products were bought directly from 518 farmers and 245 farmers cooperatives and […]
As the Philippines expands its economic and trade relations with Canada, the Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to export more farm and fishery products to that country, by at least doubling the value in the medium term. “We wish to improve our balance of trade with Canada in succeeding years by selling more Filipino products […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar is banking on the momentum gained by the agriculture sector in the second quarter (Q2) of this year to buoy the Philippine economy, after plunging into a recession for the first time in three decades. For Q2 2020, the agriculture sector managed to grow by 1.6 percent, while other economic sectors […]
The Department of Agriculture, led by Secretary William Dar, is taking on the challenge posed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, to exert all efforts to enable the country’s agriculture sector to grow by at least 2 percent per year amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “This is a tall order set by our mentor, and […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) will team up with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to promote farm tourism and help the country’s tourism industry recover from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The partnership with FAO – which leads efforts to achieve food security and fight world hunger and malnutrition — intends […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar is urging employees of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to take a bigger role and to have a renewed sense of purpose as the nation shifts to the new normal during the DA’s 122nd founding anniversary recently at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Convention Hall. With the celebration’s theme, […]