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Philippines Department of Agriculture allots over P94 mln to increase onion production

Onion harvestin Bongabong, Nueva Ecija (PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA), under its High-Value Crops Development Program, is allotting an additional PHP94.6 million this year to further prop up onion production. The amount will be mainly used to procure planting materials of red and yellow onion varieties, as well as organic and inorganic fertilizers, which will be distributed to major onion-growing provinces, according to a news release on Friday. The mov...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- A total of PHP12,795,000 quick response fund (QRF) was allocated by the Department of Agriculture in Region 10 (DA-10) to help farmers in the Northern Mindanao region who were badly hit by typhoon Odette last year. In an interview Saturday in the podcast of Cabinet Officers for Regional Development and Security - Northern Mindanao (Cords-10), DA-10 Technical Director Carlota Madriaga said around PHP1.9 million from the total amount was used to purchase fertilizers, PHP7.3 mi...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A total of PHP12,795,000 quick response fund (QRF) was allocated by the Department of Agriculture in Region 10 (DA-10) to help farmers in the Northern Mindanao region who were badly hit by typhoon Odette last year. In an interview Saturday in the podcast of Cabinet Officers for Regional Development and Security - Northern Mindanao (Cords-10), DA-10 Technical Director Carlota Madriaga said around PHP1.9 million from the total amount was used to purchase fertilizers, PHP7.3 m...

DA preps budget plan for high value crop propagation

It’s no secret that the Philippine agriculture industry is in need of positive changes if it aims to become robust enough to provide stakeholders with a viable source of income as well as ensure that the country is food secure. To this end, the Department of Agriculture (DA) enlisted the help of

The Philippines's exports of its prized bananas last year plunged by 31 percent to a five-year low of $1.123 billion as the industry was plagued with a logistical problems and stiffer competition, resulting in lower volume of shipments. The double-digit decline of banana exports last year marked the second consecutive…

"If they continue to push farmers to plant high-value crops (HVCs) that the country can export overseas, the Filipinos will only harvest hunger.”

Export receipts from banana shipments in January to October 2021 declined by 35 percent to $926.937 million from the $1.435 billion recorded in the same period in 2020, according to the latest government data. In terms of volume, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data showed that banana shipments during the 10-month…

DA: Planting ‘high-value’ crops offers sustainable income