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Department of Agriculture to further support exports of banana, pineapple & other high-value crops

The Department of Agriculture is aiming to increase banana and pineapple production in the country to boost exports of the two major Philippine fruits.

Author: DA Communications Group | 8 January 2022 Banana and pineapple rank as the countrys top agriculture exports, aside from coconut oil...

Out of 235 samples from 53 cocoa-producing countries, two Davao farmers made it to the prestigious International Cocoa Awards (ICA) and joined the roster of the best cocoa producers in the world. ICA through the Cocoa Excellence (CoEX) Program is a biennial global competition recognizing the value of work of…

Published July 20, 2021, 9:05 AM To equip Bulacan farmers with new farming technology and to further improve food security, Governor Daniel R. Fernando announced the establishment of the Farmer’s Training School and the building of the Bulacan Farmer’s Productivity Center and Provincial Government Multiplier and Breeding Center at the 25-hectare land in the town of Doña Remedios Trinidad. VEGETABLE SEEDS FOR BULACAN FARMERS–Governor Daniel R. Fernando and Provincial Agriculturist Ma. Glo...

SunStar Five Davao del Sur coffee farmers win in coffee competition BALUTAKAY. Five farmers from the Balutakay Coffee Farmers Cooperative in Bansalan, Davao del Sur were among the winners in the Arabica Category of the Philippine Coffee Quality Competition. A total of 31 Arabica entries were submitted in the competition and 12 were cupped in the finals. (Photo by RJ Lumawag) + May 26, 2021 FIVE coffee farmers from the Balutakay Coffee Farmers Cooperative...

DA commits P8-M project to help Talakag coffee farmers Philippine Information Agency 15 May 2021, 22:38 GMT+10 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 15-- The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) has pledged a Coffee Community-Based Development Enterprise worth P8 million to MILALITTRA, Inc. in order to boost the regions coffee industry. MILALITTRA, which stands for Miarayon-Lapok-Lirongan-Tinaytayan-Talaandig Tribal Association, is made up of coffee farmers from about 2,500 househo...

Caragas first monolithic dome now underway Philippine Information Agency 14 May 2021, 18:38 GMT+10 BUTUAN CITY, May 13 -- Taking one step closer to realizing the establishment of the first monolithic dome in the region, the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Caraga and the local government unit (LGU) of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur conducted a groundbreaking on May 7 this year. The groundbreaking signals the official start of the construction of the monolithic dome cold storage facility in the sai...

(Photo via DA) The Bayanihan II law provides for the setting up of a banana processing facility in Barangay Panang, San Agustin. “Aside from carabao’s milk, cacao, and coffee, banana is also one of the best products of San Agustin…it’s not only our farmers who will benefit in this project but also those workers who were hit hard by the pandemic,” San Agustin Acting Mayor Larry Mark Lloyd Guerrero said. “This is an answered prayer,” he said of the DA project.  The project will be ...

April 13, 2021 THE top official of the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas has encouraged the public to consume indigenous food resources and locally-grown products to help farmers cope with the adverse economic effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. DA-Western Visayas Director Remelyn Recoter, on the sidelines of the kick-off celebration of Filipino Food Month (FFM) in Western Visayas in Iloilo City on Monday, April 12, said they aim to create awareness among Filipin...