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Using coco coir or coconut fiber in civil works such as road constructions and other projects will help spur local economic growth and boost farmers’ incomes, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “Pwedeng kumita ng dagdag na P500 hanggang P1,000 kada linggo ang ating mga nagniniyog sa coco coir at coco net production. Sa probinsya, malaking bagay […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nestlé Philippines for assistance in implementing the Rural Agro-Enterprise Partnership for Inclusive Development and Growth (RAPID Growth) Project for the benefit of the country’s coffee farmers. DTI and Nestlé Philippines will collaborate to increase the incomes of smallholder coffee farmers […]
As 24.5 million learners returned to public schooling, Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to buy directly from farmers, fisherfolk, and their organizations the food and milk for its P5.9 billion school-based feeding program. “Hinihiling natin kay Ka Liling Briones na direktang makipag-ugnayan kay Secretary Willy Dar ng Department of Agriculture para […]
The Department of Agriculture is allotting P65 million to help a tomato processing facility get back on its feet, and help thousands of Ilocos farmers earn a sustainable income. “We will extend needed financial assistance to the Northern Foods Corporation (NFC) to make it financially afloat and thus make it attractive for potential investors en […]
More than P592-million worth of assistance and interventions were extended by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to boost the productivity and income of farmers and their families in Ilocos Sur. The bulk of the assistance was comprised of farm machinery and equipment that were distributed to farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) by Agriculture Secretary William […]
The government formally launched the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program in Region 2 last September 22, 2020, Tuesday at the DAR Regional Office in Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City in what Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles called a “continuation of the Duterte administration’s sustained drive to rid the country of hunger and poverty.”“This is […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan lauded the efforts of a community in Pampanga for buying produce directly from farmers for relief assistance during the pandemic. In an online consultation-dialogue with farmers, other food growers, provincial board members and local executives on food production and distribution in Pampanga during the COVID-19 pandemic, Barangay Captain Froilan Soriano of San […]
Farmers and traders have donated millions of pesos worth of unsold assorted vegetables to the local government of La Trinidad, Benguet and given away to the public for free. Mayor Romeo Salda said farmers and traders donated the highly perishable goods because there were no buyers coming over to the trading post for transport to […]
Region 10 will benefit from the implementation of the Duterte administration’s Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) initiative with the launching of the program in Cagayan de Oro City. “We just recently conducted a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Marketing Agreement (MA) Signing for EPAHP in Eastern Visayas and we now focus our […]
“Thirteen Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations and 17 Institutional Markets will be our partners in implementing the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program in various provinces of Region 8 (Eastern Visayas).” This was the statement of Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles who was the main guest speaker in the 6th Virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]