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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. will propose significant changes in the department’s 2025 budget to achieve President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s goal to modernize agriculture, increase food production and ensure food security. “The budget in 2025 will be very different from this year,” Tiu Laurel told members of the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. […]
To improve production and ensure sufficient supply of rice and other agricultural crops, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has advanced the prerequisites for the establishment of an Agri-Machinery Assembly Center in the Philippines to be undertaken through the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO). “This is the result of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed last […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. turned over P5-Million under the Enhanced Kadiwa Financial Grant for the establishment of a permanent KADIWA in Limay, Bataan as part of the government’s push for food security and higher income for farmers. The P5-million KADIWA project will benefit 28 farmers’ cooperatives and associations with a total 3,826 members. The project […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) entered into a collaborative agreement to help boost rice production in the Philippines. The partnership seeks to boost the country’s rice industry through sustainable practices that will enhance yield, reduce production costs, minimize post-harvest losses, and improve marketing efficiency and value addition. The […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. recently inspected the nearly-complete second phase of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMP), a P19.7-billion infrastructure development project of the National Irrigation Administration that will increase rice production and benefit 25,000 farmers and 4,500 indigenous people in Iloilo province. “This project, which we expect to complete within the year […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. assured the public that the country’s rice supply is sufficient through the first half of this year, with recent imports and the upcoming harvest that peaks in March and April, ensuring stable price of the country’s main food staple through June in spite of El Nino. Tiu Laurel said, […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the distribution of agricultural interventions among 12,141 rice farmers and nine farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Mandili High School, Candaba, Pampanga recently. A total of 3,680 Candabeño rice farmers tilling a maximum of two hectares received P5,000 each under […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and National Irrigation Administration (NIA) signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to ensure an efficient rice supply chain and create an alternative market for the grain which will benefit both farmers and consumers. The MOU seeks to promote the Integrated Rice Supply Chain […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the government has turned over more than P130 million worth of financial aid, equipment and irrigation projects to Cordillera farmers to increase vegetable output, promote crop diversification and improve post-harvest facilities to stabilize farmers’ earnings and vegetable supply. “We recognize the Cordillera Region’s contributions as the producer of […]
Over 160 tons of highland vegetables were sold and will be sold this January through Kadiwa’s Veggie Connect and other market linkage programs of the Department of Agriculture. The move, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr., will provide a much-needed financial boost to close to 100 farmers, preventing potential food wastage and providing […]