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Agriculture Secretary William Dar has reaffirmed the Philippine government’s commitment to increasing aggregate public investments in agricultural innovation for climate-smart agriculture and food systems in the next three years. “The Department of Agriculture (DA) invests modestly in mainstreaming climate resiliency as the core of all its programs and activities, attributing over $480 million (roughly P24 […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is keen on including climate-smart agriculture in its promotion of agri-tourism. DOT Undersecretary Benito Bengzon Jr. noted that climate-smart agriculture is a “fairly new concept to some” but it is something that the DOT could include in its promotion of farm tourism. “I think climate-smart (agriculture) and green technology, the […]
To beat the effects of El Niño and the changing climate, reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar urged farmers to be climate-smart. “Our farmers will have better chances of beating El Niño and the effects of climate change if they are educated on the actions to be taken in order to avoid agricultural losses,” the seasoned legislator […]