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Department of Agriculture turns over onion cold storage facility to Tarlac farmers

To boost the country’s food production, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched six new crop and research facilities in Malate, Manila. They are the Crop Research and Production Support Division Building; BIOTECH and National Plant Quarantine Services

Onion harvest in Bongabong, Nueva Ecija* PNA photo by Oliver Marquez The Department of Agriculture (DA), under its High-Value Crops Development Program,

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...

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

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...

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...