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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Department of Agriculture-Cordillera on Tuesday, Nov. 8, distributed machinery and equipment in coordination with the office of former Sen. Francis N. Pangilinan totaling P21 million to 223 farmers’ cooperatives and associations in Abra, Apayao, Benguet, and Ifugao. DA-C

Over P100 million worth assistance were provided to onion farmers as the national government pushes to stabilize its local production, the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Onions (Photos courtesy of Pixabay) In a statement, the DA said the assistance package was i

DA-Davao turns over P8M coffee processing facilities to coop

LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Agriculture-Bicol (DA-5) through the Rice and High-Value Crops Development Program distributed PHP5 million worth of various agricultural inputs and supplies under the Quick Response Fund (QRF) to the province of Albay. In an interview on Thursday, Lovella Guarin, DA-5 information officer, said the interventions of DA-5 aim to help Albay farmers continue to rehabilitate their agricultural production areas after the three consecutive typhoons hit the region in 202...

The Department of Agriculture regional office in Bicol (Photo courtesy of DA-5) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) on Monday said it has started giving various interventions to farmers in the provincial and municipal local government units (LGUs) of Sorsogon who are affected by the continuing unrest of Mt. Bulusan. Emily Bordado, DA-5 spokesperson, said an initial PHP490,625 worth of assistance has been distributed to a total of 186 affected farmers. "The High-Valu...

COFFEE PROCESSING FACILITY. The Department of Agriculture in Central Luzon turns over a coffee processing facility to the New Hermosa Farmers Association in Hermosa, Bataan on Wednesday (June 8, 2022). The facility is seen to help the members of the association raise the level of their competency in making high-quality coffee products from their locally-harvested coffee beans. (Photo courtesy of Department of Agriculture-Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - Coffee farmers in Hermosa, Bataa...

Shown in photo is the distribution of fertilizers to the different typhoon-stricken local government units in Northeastern Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of DA 13 PIO Chief Emmylou T. Presilda via Mike U. Crismundo/Manila Bulletin) BUTUAN CITY – In an effort to sustain their rehabilitation effort on typ

Experts have long been advocating for export diversification to raise the country’s earnings from agricultural goods. For the longest time, the Philippines has been relying on staples such as coconut oil, bananas, and pineapples to prop up its export receipts. Coconut products, including coconut oil, have remained as the top…

COLD ONION STORAGE FACILITY. The Department of Agriculture (DA) has turned over two onion cold storage facilities to farmer-members of the Valiant Primary Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija. Funded by the DA under the High-Value Crops Development Program, the facilities have the capacities of 10,000 bags and 20,000 bags. (Photo by DA Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has turned over two cold storage facilities in Palayan City, Nueva...

COLD STORAGE FACILITY. Department of Agriculture Executive Regional Director Crispulo G. Bautista Jr. delivers his message during the turnover ceremony of a PHP20-million onion cold storage facility to the Sapang Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Barangay Ablang Sapang, Moncada, Tarlac on Wednesday (March 16, 2022). The facility can store 10,000 bags of dry bulb onions and prolong their shelf life for six to eight months. (Photo courtesy of DA-3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - Onion farmers in Bara...