Seventeen young agripreneurs from the Department of Agriculture’s Young Farmers Challenge have finished a five-day agribusiness and technology training program in Singapore.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) are committing nearly P190 million to build and upgrade two municipal fish ports in Davao del Sur, designed to cut post-harvest waste, boost food security, and drive growth in coastal areas.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Department of Agriculture have inspected ongoing rehabilitation works at the Navotas Fish Port Complex, a key fisheries hub serving Metro Manila and most of Luzon.
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) confirmed Bukidnon sugar farmers, millers and local officials carried out a one-week intensive spraying campaign to stop the red striped soft scale insect (RSSI), a pest that cuts sugar content by nearly half.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) have strengthened their partnership to improve how agricultural data is gathered and used across the country.