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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 move was the result of a recent consultation chaired by Agriculture Secretary William Dar with onion fa...

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 million for soil ameliorants, around PHP1.9 million for assorted vegetable seeds, and planting materia...

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 million for soil ameliorants, around PHP1.9 million for assorted vegetable seeds, and planting materi...

DA preps budget plan for high value crop propagation