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The Department of Agriculture (DA) and private sector partners have recently launched the “eKadiwa,” an online marketing platform that directly links producers and agripreneurs to consumers. “Through eKadiwa, we strengthen our commitment to providing every Filipino family a convenient and easier way to buying fresh, nutritious, and safe food products by simply using a mobile […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), its bureaus, regional field offices, attached agencies, and corporations nationwide have resumed full operations on May 4 as part of the government’s efforts to gradually phase into the “new normal,” amid the implementation of enhanced or general community quarantine in the country. Agriculture Secretary William Dar instructed all heads of […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has forged a partnership with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the launching of the Urban Agriculture Program inside Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. “We thank Secretary Delfin Lorenzana of the Department of National Defense and AFP Chief of Staff General Felimon Santos for opening the camp and rallying […]
Looking at young millennials as the future of Philippine agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to engage 900 fresh agriculture graduates (batch 2019-2020) as “frontliners” to assist as implementers of agriculture programs in each congressional district nationwide. “We need young blood in agriculture. They have the defining attributes when it comes to utilizing […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar clarified that qualified farmers and fishers will also receive social amelioration from the government during the enhanced community quarantine. “The Department of Agriculture under the Financial Subsidy for Rice Farmers (FSRF) will distribute P5,000 each to rice farmers, who till one hectare and below, and are listed in the Registry System […]
Several companies and institutional buyers have partnered with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for its ‘Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita’ marketing program, where farm products are bought on a wholesale basis from farmers and retailed to consumers at affordable prices in Metro Manila and other urban areas nationwide. Agriculture Secretary William Dar cited that Agri […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has welcomed the approval of the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) for the inclusion of refined sugar in the relief packs being distributed by local government units (LGUs) to their respective constituents in Metro Manila and other urban centers nationwide during the enhanced community quarantine […]
The beneficiaries of the Financial Subsidy to Rice Farmers (FSRF) program can claim their assistance through over-the-counter bank transactions, Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. In a virtual interview during the latest Laging Handa briefing, Dar said they have accelerated the distribution of financial assistance to rice farmers amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine […]
Farmers, workers, and drivers are among the latest beneficiaries to receive financial assistance from the government as part of efforts to cushion the impact of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon. “Tinututukan pa rin po ng pamahalaan ang pagbigay ng tulong pinansyal sa mga manggagawa, magsasaka, at mga pamilyang nangangailangan,” said Inter-Agency Task Force […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the country’s rice supply remains adequate amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine imposed to contain the coronavirus disease pandemic. In a Laging Handa press briefing, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said around 1.3 million metric tons (MT) of rice purchased by private importers have yet to be delivered to boost […]