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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have forged a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to upgrade competencies of farmer-mechanics.
FARMERS in Davao region are asking the Department of Agriculture (DA) to include palay, corn and vegetables in its loan program for small farmers.
THE 5-kilometer farm-to-market road (FMR) project that traverses the towns of Mawab and Maco in Compostela Valley province will serve the needs of the area’s 17,000 farmer-residents.
Even crop-insurance system must adapt to climate change. In the Philippines, where an average of 20 typhoons occur annually, coupled with flooding and followed by severe drought, crop-damage assessment becomes more complicated.
The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) has identified strategic interventions for six priority commodities through its value chain analyses (VCA) report.
As early as four o’clock in the morning, Primitiva Francisco of Mawab, Compostela Valley, joins the class on good agricultural practice (GAP) on cacao production.
The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) revealed that for the past decades, global demand for tropical fruits is increasing, as more consumers seek healthier food options.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has urged the floriculture industry to unite and come up with an industry road map that will set directions to propel its growth.
THE fruit industry in the region is expecting a lower supply of fruit this year due to the impact of El Niño, which causes high mortality of fruit trees, particularly durian.
As a mestizo, Arob with his white face and buckskin orange body is growing fast with good-looking muscular frame that seems to adapt with his environment.
Joycedel Macias looks at cacao as the beans of change that transformed her life from an idle housewife to a budding entrepreneur.
AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol has appointed Ricardo M. Oñate Jr. as the new regional executive director for the Department of Agriculture in Region 11 (DA-11).
THE Department of Agriculture in Region 11 (DA-11) has tapped experts to build-up content of its School-on-the-Air (SOA) program for cacao production.
Davao City—A group of farmers here expressed their optimism on the potentials of modern biotechnology to improve their production.
Despite the scarcity of water due to El Niño, it’s farming as usual for Lyndon Basilio, a rice farmer in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 11 urged farmers to continuously seek adequate knowledge to further boost local cacao production.
BARANGAY Daliao, Toril, Davao City—The soon-to-be-established Agri-Pinoy Trading Center (APTC) here is expected to link local farmers and fishers to major food regions across the country.
THE Department of Agriculture in the Davao region (DA 11) has allocated 5.1 percent of its total budget for the promotion of gender and development (GAD).
The regional project board of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) said it has recently approved a total of P298.8-million farm-to-market road (FMR) projects for the province of Davao del Norte.
MINDANAO can make significant contributions for the country to achieve its rice-sufficiency goal.
KAPALONG, Davao del Norte—A World Bank senior official expressed his admiration of how development projects are being implemented here and how it has changed the lives of its beneficiaries.
NEW CORELLA, Davao del Norte—Rice production in this town usually exceeds the capacity of existing rice mills. The situation has become worst for farmers in the remote areas, as they have to pay to bring their produce to the rice-milling facility.
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