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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 […]
The “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita” direct marketing program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) is gaining support from various local government units, barangays and homeowners’ associations in Metro Manila and major urban centers, to the benefit of thousands of farmers and consumers. “We are delighted to report that key players in the food value […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has extended the imposition of the suggested retail price (SRP) for basic agriculture and fishery products to protect consumers against price irregularities in local markets amid the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon. In a new administrative circular signed by Agriculture Secretary William Dar, a price freeze for rice and other […]
“The threat of hunger is as real as the threat of COVID-19.” Thus is the new battlecry of the Department of Agriculture (DA) as it pursues initiatives along with other government agencies to surmount the huge challenges, particularly in ensuring continued supply of adequate food at reasonable prices to consumers nationwide, during this national state […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will distribute P5,000 in cash subsidies to 600,000 rice farmers to help them with their needs during the extended enhanced community quarantine. “Our rice farmers will receive it as a direct cash transfer that they can use to buy either farm inputs, food for their families or anything they need,” […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is fine-tuning its “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita,” a flagship agri-fishery marketing program, to serve more consumers in urban areas and improve market linkages between them and farmer-producers amid the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the DA, under its Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita […]
To ensure food availability and sustain food production amid the threat of COVID-19, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying its promotion of home gardening through the distribution of free vegetable seeds and planting materials nationwide. “We need to explore all strategies to ensure that food productivity, availability and sufficiency is attained, particularly in this […]