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CASH AID. Rice farmers in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental line up for the payout of the PHP5,000 cash assistance allocated by the Department of Agriculture under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance in Barangay Payao covered court on Thursday (Jan. 13, 2022). The DA-Western Visayas targets to distribute the financial aid amounting to PHP226 million to a total of 45,213 Negrense rice farmers.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Some 1,041 farmers in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental have received financial assistance totaling PHP5.2 million f...

LAOAG CITY – Hogs in the province of Ilocos Norte are expected to get insurance coverage from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation to protect local livelihood from the African swine fever (ASF). Once insured, hog raisers are assured of recovering part of their investments, in case their farms

INSURED. Registered hogs in Ilocos Norte will now be covered by insurance. To avail of the benefits, hog raisers must register to the nearest municipal or city agriculture office, the provincial agriculture unit said on Wednesday (Jan. 12, 2022).(File photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY - Hogs in the province of Ilocos Norte are expected to get insurance coverage from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation to protect local livelihood from the African swine fever (ASF). Once insured, hog raisers are assured of recovering part of their investments, in case their farms get affected by the...

Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) had its share of challenges in 2021, including calamity-related damage and the African swine fever (ASF), but it remained focused on projects that will strengthen food security levels and improve the quality of agricultural produce. Secretary William Dar said the agency will continue to pour in maximum contribution to help in the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. "The pandemic continues to limit any semblance of normalcy for people already fed up with quarantine lockdowns a...

Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) had its share of challenges in 2021, including calamity-related damage and the African swine fever (ASF), but it remained focused on projects that will strengthen food security levels and improve the quality of agricultural produce. Secretary William Dar said the agency will continue to pour in maximum contribution to help in the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. "The pandemic continues to limit any semblance of normalcy for people already fed up with quarantine lockdowns a...