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Quirino Governor Dax Cua urged the national government to immediately draft a plan to operationalize Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s call for local government units to closely coordinate with the administration to ensure the country’s food supply. “We from the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) fully support President Marcos’ call. Tama ang Pangulo, we […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has given the thumbs up to the grand plan by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) to prioritize the provision of quality infrastructure support to farmers as he proposed the establishment of regional food terminals or depots across the country, in support of the Chief Executive’s agenda as concurrent agriculture […]
Newly-elected Misamis Oriental Governor Pedro Unabia vowed to reintroduce “back to basics” agricultural practices to improve the province’s food security and sustainability.Agriculture development, Unabia said, is an essential component of the government’s poverty eradication program, which means that every family can afford food on the table on a regular basis. “Consultations with municipal agriculturists are […]
Citing the importance of food supply, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged the executive management of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to work fast and attend to the food production matter properly. During a recent press conference at Malacañang, Marcos stressed that his key instructions to the DA is to focus on ensuring food supply for […]
President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) Executive Committee to fully prepare for the impending food crisis that is already affecting other countries. “We are already in a disadvantageous position in terms of food supply. We should really pay close attention to what we can do,” Marcos, who is also the […]
“I am one of the happiest Filipinos.” This was the reaction of Agriculture Secretary William Dar following the announcement of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. that he is personally designating himself as the temporary caretaker of Philippine agriculture. Dar also expressed optimism as the new President is set to take over the agri-fishery portfolio starting at […]
More partners from the private sector are joining the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the implementation of the National Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Program under the agency’s Plant, Plant, Plant umbrella program. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Planters Products Inc. President and CEO Ranilo Maderazo, Urban Greens Founder and CEO Ralph Becker, and Philippine Agriculture and […]
The Department of Agriculture through the Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), in partnership with the Office of Senator Grace Poe, expanded its program for young farmers and fishers through the launching of the “Binhi ng Pag-asa Program (BPP).” The BPP, which kicked off in 2017, aims to empower young people to become competent agripreneurs and agricultural […]
Based on the report of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) that the country would have a fish deficit of 90,000 metric tons (MT) for the rest of the year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) extended the validity of the 38,695 MT that represent the unused balance of the previous permit for 60,000 […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar inaugurated two agricultural projects established inside the compound of the Cagayan Valley Research Center (CVRC) amounting to P5.4 million in total value under the Bayanihan II. Led by the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR), the first project, dubbed “Enhanced Technology Transfer of Seed Storage Technology using Solar Power,” aims […]