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SU President Dr. Betty Cernol McCann signs the Memorandum of Agreement for the financial education program for fishersmen.(Contributed photo) NEGROS ORIENTAL, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- Silliman University (SU) will conduct a financial education program for fisherfolks in the key marine biodiversity areas covering the coastline of the 13 municipalities and cities in Southern Negros. It has been noted that fisherfolks have consistently been among the poorest sectors in the country, as they face the harsh ...

 Photo courtesy from BSP QUEZON CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) – The Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), launched a partnership program for the financial education of fishers across the country called Fishers’ Financial Education or “FinLit.” Together with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), BDO Foundation, and the Fish Right Program of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the collaboration offers training to fishers on topics su...

Published February 9, 2021, 6:00 AM The Philippine government has partnered with BDO Unibank Inc. and US Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch a massive financial education campaign among fishermen nationwide. A statement released on Monday showed that the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR); the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP); BDO Foundation; and USAID, through its Fish Right Program, have jointly launched a partnersh...

Deliver-E launched in Philippines Related Articles Farmers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines are being urged to sign-up for Deliver-E, an integrated end-to-end e-commerce platform for agricultural and food products recently launched by the country’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Philippine New Agency (PNA) reports the platform was developed in partnership with the Philippine’s Department of Agriculture, the United States Agency for International De...

Caption In his remarks during the go-live launch of the “Deliver-E” online delivery platform for farm goods, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said “online” is the new byword in safeguarding food security in the country. “A more comprehensive digitalization of the agricultural supply chain could germinate further growth in the agriculture sector,” he said, noting that “fully embracing digitalization will drive the sector to journey towards the 4th Industrial Revolution or Agricult...

Published December 15, 2020, 1:05 PM The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed more funding to DELIVER-e application, a farmers-to-buyers digital platform recently launched in the Philippines.  In a Webinar on Monday, USAID Acting Mission Director for Philippines Patrick Wesner said his agency allocated an additional P20 million to expand DELIVER-e, which operates through an end-to-end e-commerce and logistics platform solution developed by Insight Supply Cha...