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The Department of Agriculture will be pushing for a standardized mechanization program in the hopes of abating postharvest losses in the agriculture sector. At the opening ceremony of the Makina Expo 2017 at the Iloilo International Convention Center, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol disclosed that the country’s lack of access to efficient farm equipment and […]
Mango growers, private stakeholders, and local chief executives convened at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen, Pangasinan, to discuss issues within the mango industry and collaboratively craft a five-year roadmap towards Philippine mango development. In his message, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol encouraged mango growers “to take this opportunity to look out for possible technology development […]
To encourage the younger generation to go into farming and involve the breed of youngbloods in the food production agenda of the government, the Department of Agriculture (DA) proposed to include Agriculture as a subject in the current curriculum for elementary and high school students. This was according to Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, who […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the legislation of a National Easy Access Credit Program for Agriculture and Fishery to assure that all initiatives for the development of rural communities will be sustained. This according to Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol in a forum in Batangas. Piñol announced that a group of technical […]
As part of the initiative to assist the farmers and fisherfolks affected by the conflict in Marawi, the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) will seed five million fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species in Lake Lanao. Under the Balik Sigla sa mga Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has given P10 million worth of Survival and Recovery (SURE) loans to displaced farmers in besieged Marawi who were affected by the battle between extremist terrorists that took over parts of the city more than two months ago and the government’s security forces. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol together with its top ranking officials and heads of agencies launched the Production Loan Easy Access or PLEA program in the town of Malimono, Surigao del Norte. PLEA, a credit program conceptualized by the agriculture chief, aims to empower farmers and fisherfolks by providing them easy access […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will be focusing on three major priorities – technology, financing and marketing. Piñol stressed this during the farmers and fishers forum held in Mariveles, Bataan. The Agriculture Secretary, who assumed his post less than a year ago, has been going around the country campaigning for the advancement of Philippine […]
As part of a national campaign to rehabilitate fish sources across the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched on June 19, 2017 the Balik Sigla sa Lawa at Ilog (BASIL) project. The project is the DA’s counter-strategy, which comes after the directive of President Rodrigo […]
Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will propose to President Rodrigo Duterte the leasing of government land, including watershed areas, to private companies that will engage in agro-forestry and reforestation projects. Piñol said that he will seek the President’s approval of the Bantay Kagubatan program, a convergence project with the […]