Agriculture
Agri-Puhunan Program targets 1.2 million hectares with low-cost credit
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday launched a program helping agricultural cooperatives across 1.2 million hectares planted to rice across the country. The Department of Agriculture program targets increasing farmer-member productivity and income by providing low-cost credit, financial assistance, and a ready market for their harvests.
DA, PhilMech provide P96-M postharvest facilities to Quirino farmers
The Department of Agriculture and Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization has inaugurated a rice processing facility and turned over several machineries worth P96 million expected to boost productivity and income of farmers in Quirino province.
PhilMech turns over P5M coconut processing unit in Surigao
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) on Wednesday turned over a coconut processing facility to a coconut farmers’ group in Placer, Surigao del Norte.
Smuggled carrots, onions seized at Subic
The Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Bureau of Customs, on Wednesday reported the seizure of five containers with undocumented shipment of carrots and yellow onions worth an estimated P21 million.
DA cites importance of biosecurity and prompt reporting of Incidents in ASF vaccine administration
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday stressed the importance of strict biosecurity measures and the prompt reporting of incidents involving the administration of...
