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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 […]
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 […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol together with its top ranking officials and heads of agencies launched the Production Loan Easy Access or PLEA program in the town of Malimono, Surigao del Norte. PLEA, a credit program conceptualized by the agriculture chief, aims to empower farmers and fisherfolks by providing them easy access […]