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The Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA IE) confiscated smuggled agri-fishery products amounting to P120 million during a series of raids on seven storage facilities in San Rafael Village, Navotas City. The initiative is in accordance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen the Department’s fight against agricultural […]
As part of the government’s campaign to stop the rampant agricultural smuggling that has affected the Philippine agricultural and fishery sectors for many years, the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (IE) has acted on two containers under consignee Abucayan Business and Trade, which were placed on […]
Emphasizing their countries’ agricultural expertise and goals towards food security, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and South African Ambassador to the Philippines Bartinah Ntombizodwa Radebe-Netshitenzhe discussed potential areas for agricultural cooperation that can help boost the two countries’ food production and economic success. Among those tackled during the recent courtesy call […]
Consistent with the policy directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to bolster the government’s campaign against agricultural smuggling, the Department of Agriculture-Inspectorate and Enforcement Office led the inspection of 58 container vans offloaded at the Port of Subic, which were placed on alert mode. The operation conducted recently in partnership with the Bureau of Customs (BOC), […]
In honor of the resilience, successes, and contributions of Filipinas to national development, the Department of Agriculture (DA) vowed to provide more opportunities to women especially in the agriculture sector during the opening ceremony of the National Women’s Month Celebration (NWMC) 2023 recently. True to the Department’s commitment to empowering women in agriculture, Senior Undersecretary […]
In line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s commitment to attain food security for the country, the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) has launched the Agri-Negosyo (ANYO) Loan Program for Onion Farmers to provide local producers easy access to credit loans for facilities, machineries, and other equipment. The DA-ACPC’s loan program will pave […]
Dried pili nuts from the Philippines can now enter the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) following the issuance of the European Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/267. The document authorizes the inclusion of dried pili nuts in the Union list of novel foods that may be placed on the EU market after it […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Nestlé Philippines, Inc. will implement the Mindanao Robusta Coffee Project aimed at enhancing the sustainability of Robusta coffee farming in Mindanao by improving the farmers’ access to farm inputs, training, and market opportunities. DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and Nestlé Philippines, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kais Marzouki […]
In line with the vision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to provide affordable and accessible food to every Filipino, the Kadiwa ng Pangulo was launched in Sto. Tomas, Batangas recently. Kadiwa ng Pangulo, which forms part of the strategies of the Marcos administration to combat the effects of the high level of food inflation, was […]
In line with the policy directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to bolster the campaign against agricultural smuggling, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in coordination with partner agencies apprehended 11 container vans of smuggled refined sugar worth P27.3 million. The shipments consigned to Kanluran Consumer Goods Trading that originated from China were seized after a […]