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Senator Cynthia Villar, in scrutinizing the proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA), made sure funding will go to projects, research and application that will help Filipino farmers and fisherfolks. During the second hearing of the finance subcommittee on the P71.8 billion proposed budget of DA for year 2020, Villar reminded DA officials headed […]
In line with the implementation of one of the components of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), Agriculture Secretary William Dar has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with seed growers’ associations and cooperatives in the country to ensure the supply of high-quality inbred rice seeds. “Yes, RCEF is now rolling out and October 1 […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has assured that safeguards are in place, such as increasing tariff on imports, against over importation of rice as one of the measures to stabilize the supply and price of the commodity. This, as the Department of Agriculture (DA) has started the investigation on the excessive importation of rice particularly with the […]
Farmers who claim that their unhusked rice (palay) were being bought at P7 a kilo can proceed to the National Food Authority (NFA) which buys at a higher price, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. “Kung sino man yung mga farmers na nagsasabi na P7 to P8 per kilo na ang presyo nila at malulugi na, sabihin lang yung pangalan at address. Dalawang linggo […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) can use P1 billion in Quick Response Funds (QRF) under this year’s Calamity Fund to stop the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF), Senator Sonny Angara said. Angara, chairman of the Senate finance committee, said government should now “break the glass of this emergency fund” and use it to […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has assured that the African swine fever (ASF) incidents in several areas in Bulacan and Rizal may be considered an outbreak, but not an epidemic. “Specifically, ASF was already contained in Barangay Pritil, Guiguinto, Bulacan; and in several barangays in Rodriguez, San Mateo, and Antipolo, Rizal –and not in the entire […]
As farmers bare the average selling palay prices to be in single digits, Senator Kiko Pangilinan welcomed Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s announcement that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Sagip Saka Act of 2019 will be released. “We thank Secretary Dar for his decision to speed up the IRR for the Sagip Saka […]
More than 1,000 rice farmers received cash cards of P15,000 each as the Department of Agriculture (DA) officially launched its Expanded Survival and Recovery Assistance Program for Rice Farmers (SURE Aid) in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija. Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the distribution, which coincided with the 123rd celebration of Unang Sigaw ng Nueva Ecija (First […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Juan Fidel Nograles appealed to hog farmers in Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal to cooperate with the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the local government, and other concerned agencies to contain and prevent the possible spread of a swine disease in the area. Appearing in a television […]
Government will roll out a P1.5-billion loan program for farmers who were affected by the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) due to the influx of cheaper rice imports. At the sidelines of a forum on hybrid rice recently, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said instead of an initial conditional cash transfer to help the rice farmers, the […]