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NCPC A PARTNER IN FOOD SECURITY, SAYS DA

Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban acknowledged the vital role of the National Crop Protection Center (NCPC) as one of the DA’s partners in attaining national food security during the 47th Founding Anniversary celebration of the institution recently. “As always, the continued development of the NCPC’s expertise in theoretical and applied scientific knowledge […]

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DA PARTNERS WITH SM TO CREATE MORE URBAN GARDENS

In line with the food security agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Agriculture (DA) is partnering with the private sector to pursue food production initiatives on a larger scale. In a shared pursuit towards the development of more urban agriculture areas in the Philippines, DA signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with […]

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P3.66M TOTAL SALES FOR ‘KADIWA NG PANGULO’ OUTLETS

The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continues to promote the direct marketing platform designed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) that provides consumers access to quality and safe food items, while ensuring farm producers have a ready market. The Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) is a spill-over of the DA’s marketing strategy dubbed Kadiwa ng […]

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DA LEADS FILIPINO FOOD MONTH 2023 CELEBRATION

In line with the directive of President and concurrent Department of Agriculture  (DA) Secretary Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address hunger and make nutritious food available for every Filipino, the DA spearheads this year’s celebration of the Filipino Food Month (FFM)— also called Buwan ng Kalutong Pilipino —in collaboration with the Philippine Culinary Heritage Movement (PCHM), […]

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AGRI: MORE LGU SUPPORT FOR AGRI-FISHERY DEV’T

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee filed a measure which seeks to strengthen local government participation in agriculture development by institutionalizing a minimum of ten percent (10%) allocation from their National Tax Allotment (NTA) for the implementation of programs, activities and services for agriculture and fisheries.  In filing House Bill No. 7597 or the “Local […]

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AGRI BACKS PERMANENT KADIWA STORES NATIONWIDE

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee backed Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s plan to put up permanent Kadiwa stores across the country. “Suportado natin ang planong gawing permanente ang Kadiwa. In fact, we have been calling for the institutionalization of the program and filed a bill towards this end because it presents a win-win scenario for […]

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‘KADIWA NG PANGULO’ LAUNCHES IN BATANGAS

In line with the vision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to provide affordable and accessible food to every Filipino, the Kadiwa ng Pangulo was launched in Sto. Tomas, Batangas recently. Kadiwa ng Pangulo, which forms part of the strategies of the Marcos administration to combat the effects of the high level of food inflation, was […]

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FAO TO HELP DA REACH FOOD SECURITY GOAL FOR PH

Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban received the newly-appointed Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Lionel Henri Valentin Dabbadie, at the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently. The current status of Philippine agriculture and potential areas for agricultural collaboration became the focus of discussion between the DA Undersecretary and FAO Country […]

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GIVE AGRI PRIORITY WITH OR WITHOUT RCEP – ESCUDERO

Senator Chiz Escudero has underscored the need for government to expedite the provision of much needed help in the agricultural sector to make it truly resilient and competitive internationally “with or without” the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement. “Matagal ko nang panawagan sa pamahalaan na bigyan ng tunay na prioridad ang sektor […]

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SMC INITIATIVE RESCUES FARM HARVESTS AMID PANDEMIC

San Miguel Corporation (SMC), together with Rural Rising Ph (RuRi), has rescued over 1.7 million kilos of fruits and vegetables in total from farmers struggling to sell their harvests since the pandemic started in 2020 to date. SMC’s partnership with RuRi has helped boost incomes of about 4,500 farmers from Luzon and provided consumers with […]