Agriculture
NEDA chief Balisacan backs DA’s data collection plan
Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan endorsed the plan of the Department of Agriculture to set up its own unit that will collect data distinct from numbers generated by the Philippine Statistics Authority to help the agency improve policy planning and project management.
NRAM takes spotlight at Cashless Expo ‘23, introduces digital agri innovations
The Department of Agriculture (DA) participated in the last leg of the Cashless Expo 2023 on 19 November at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, in line with the celebration of the National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM).
DA-AMIA celebrates 10th year, kicks off 16th Climate Change Consciousness Week
The Department of Agriculture’s Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) Program launched the 16th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week on Monday, November 20.
Agri chief urges Mindanao irrigators to join national drive to increase food production
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Friday met with groups operating national and communal irrigation systems in south-central Mindanao to drum up support for a national drive to increase agricultural production for food security.
One million hectares for forest land up for private sector development in 2024
The government is making available as much as one million hectares of forest areas for private sector development by next year, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday.
