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Senator Leila de Lima has filed a measure seeking to provide direct cash assistance to small-scale farmers and municipal fisherfolk whose livelihoods have been most severely impacted by the prolonged lockdowns and the economic recession brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. De Lima, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development filed […]
As Isabela rice farmers struggle with the twin effects of the Rice Tariffication Law and the COVID-19 pandemic, an Isabela-based cooperative avoided bankruptcy and even posted higher earnings due to the direct buying of rice by local government units (LGUs). In an online consultation with farmers in Isabela, Senator Kiko Pangilinan recognized the efforts of […]
The completion of the San Mateo – Alfonso Lista Diversion Road Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has facilitated faster and more convenient travel for residents, especially farmers, from the town of Alfonso Lista, Ifugao. Based on a report submitted to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar by the DPWH Ifugao Second District […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on the Senate to fast-track its approval of a year-old House-approved measure that aims to enable banks to expand its assistance to agriculture by amending certain provisions of the Agri-Agra Law, following reports that these lending institutions have again fallen short of their loan compliance to the sector […]
The municipal government of Sual, Pangasinan is eyeing to build a fish processing plant and a National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse to local benefit farmers and fisherfolk. Mayor Liseldo Calugay said there have been numerous requests from fish growers and operators due to the lack of a fish processing facility. With the construction of the […]
The provincial government of Guimaras turned over to the Salvacion Cluster Farmers Association from the municipality of Nueva Valencia one unit of the combined harvester with a trailer worth P1.6 million. In his message during the turnover held at the Barangay Salvacion covered gym, Governor Samuel Gumarin said the distribution of post-harvest facilities is part of […]
Farmers and local officials of two upland farming communities in Sultan Kudarat province lauded the government for providing them a 7.48-kilometer farm-to-market road (FMR) through the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). About 5,000 residents, almost 2,000 of whom were agrarian reform beneficiaries, are enjoying the benefits of the P37-million concrete FMR project that connects Barangays […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles assured last January 10, 2021, that the Task Force Zero Hunger which he chairs is setting up programs and measures that will help small farmers cope with the effects of the ongoing pandemic, stressing that “this pro-farmer policy is a banner program of the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) […]
To ensure unhampered distribution of food supplies across the nation, the Departments of Agriculture (DA), and Trade and Industry (DTI) have set in motion a digital platform, which enables an efficient and transparent end-to-end market-based system. The Deliver-E, produced through a strong partnership of DA and DTI, is a modernized marketing process connecting food producers […]
Senator Dick Gordon sponsored recently Senate Bill No. 1931 that aims to improve the confirmation of imperfect titles by simplifying the procedure and requirements in granting land deeds to help rural farmers and those who are unable to afford legal representation to secure land titles. “Tulungan natin ang mga magsasaka at mahihirap na mabigyan ng […]