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While the production of palay and poultry posted positive gains, it was not enough to pull up the performance of the country’s agriculture and fishery sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021. The value of the country’s agriculture and fisheries production, at constant 2018 prices, dipped by -2 6 percent (%) in Q3 2021, […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed more than P231 million worth of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, tools, machinery, and other interventions to farmers, fisherfolk, and organizations in Batangas who were affected by the eruption of the Taal Volcano. The volcanic eruption mainly affected the provinces of Batangas, Cavite, and Laguna wherein 12,438 hectares of CALABARZON’s agricultural […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will start delivering piglets to areas in Pangasinan that have been affected by the African swine fever (ASF) in the third week of this month as part of its hog repopulation program. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said about P38.2 million has been allotted for the repopulation program in the province […]
The four finalists of the RE-TERRA 2021 national design competition for young Filipinos presented their plans to transform selected sites in Pasig City with the goal of promoting sustainable food systems in dense urban settings. “I want initiatives such as this to continue; to be a norm in agriculture,” Agriculture Secretary William Dar, represented by […]
Rice and vegetable farmers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), who have been affected by the recent typhoon, received interventions amounting to P556,345,158 funded by the government through the Department of Agriculture (DA). Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the OneDA family in the awarding of various assistance during the launch of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar instructed the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) and Director Reildrin Morales to support the production and distribution of rabbit for meat consumption and livelihood. “We will see to it that we provide strong support the massive production of rabbits to be distributed initially here in Caloocan, so we can […]
To assist returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in starting their own businesses, the Department of Agriculture, through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) in coordination with the Philippine Agriculture Office in Seoul, launched “DA-DOLE Micro AgriKabuhayan para sa Balikbayan Program” in Korea. Attended by 170 registered participants, mostly OFWs, this is the first international […]
Following stories on the damage brought about by Typhoon Maring to agricultural production areas in the country, Agriculture Secretary William Dar vowed to continue working on reforms for the Philippine agriculture sector. “Typhoons are our norm, yet we do not have to be so desensitized. We have to fight, foremost, desensitization, complacency, and stubborn traditionalism in […]
The Albay provincial local government unit (LGU) accepted the challenge of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to pilot the Province-led Agriculture and Fisheries Extension System (PAFES) in the Bicol Region. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara, and DA-Bicol Regional Field Office Director Rodel Tornilla concretized their partnership for the PAFES implementation through […]
Stakeholders favor “Golden Rice” over ordinary white rice in terms of its health benefits during the former’s ceremonial tasting, held recently in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. “It smells and tastes the same as ordinary rice, except it is colored yellow. But I will choose ‘Golden Rice’ over white rice, because it has more health benefits. Kung sana […]