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PANGASINAN GETS P15M PEANUT POST-HARVEST FACILITY

The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), formally turned over the P15-million peanut production, consolidation, and marketing project to the Aramal-Tocok Federation of Free Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (FFF MPC). The project comprises a P14.9-million peanut consolidation and storage facility, trucks, tractors, and financial capital. In 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority […]

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Politics

POST-HARVEST INFRA EYED TO LOWER RICE PRICES

Lawmakers led by Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte have proposed the construction of postharvest facilities in every palay-producing city and municipality in the country to help raise farmers’ incomes and lower rice prices.  Duterte said the construction of these postharvest facilities could begin with building a rice mill and a warehouse in […]