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 […]
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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) […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) recently transferred to the Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) an additional P1.44 billion to fund loans made by farmers, fisherfolk, and agripreneurs under the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) credit program. “The fresh fund augments the previous P4.495B the DA has cumulatively entrusted to LandBank, being the administrator of […]
Quirino Governor Dakila Cua is offering the province’s farm produce to direct buyers to help link farmers to the market and sell their products. During a Laging Handa briefing aired over state-run PTV4, Cua said due to the coronavirus outbreak, sales of farmers from Quirino province were affected because buyers may have canceled or reduced the volume […]
The government is set and ready to implement its Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program in various provinces in Central Luzon after the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and farmers groups entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) through “virtual signing” at Clark, Pampanga last […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has approved the proposal for the establishment of a P20 million food processing facility to complement the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC) in the town of La Trinidad. The facility aims to add value to the vegetables and fruits produced by thousands of farmers in Benguet province and the other provinces […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) thanked the strong support of local government units (LGUs), farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs), and community leaders, who altogether bought P5.8-billion worth of farm and fishery products that were included in LGU food packs and others that were sold through the DA’s Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita marketing platforms. “We […]