» DA to Honor Country's Top Rice Achievers, Allots P100M in Prizes (February 06, 2012)
The Department of Agriculture will honor the country’s top rice-producing provinces, cities, towns, irrigators’ associations (IAs), and outstanding agricultural extension workers (AEWs) in the first-ever 2011 Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers' Awards or 'Parangal sa mga Bosing ng Palayan,'
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» WB: DA-MRDP Boosts Income of Poor in Mindanao (February 03, 2012)
The World Bank (WB) has seen 15.5 percent (%) rise in the income of poor families, particularly those who benefited from the Mindanao Rural Development Program phase 2 (MRDP2),
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» Rat Infestation in Isabela, Quirino Under Control (February 01, 2012)
The rat infestation in the provinces of Isabela and Quirino in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) is under control.
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» DA Urges Farmers to Advance Rice Crop Calendar (February 01, 2012)
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is encouraging rice farmers, particularly those served by major irrigation systems in Luzon, to advance their 'cropping calendar' by a month or two to avoid typhoons that visit during the months of October to November.
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 » DA Partners with Filipino Farm Manufacturers (January 31, 2011)
Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary and National Rice Program Coordinator Dante S. Delima inspects hand tractors or 'power tillers' manufactured in Cauayan City, Isabela by Equity Machineries Inc. (EMI)
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 » DA, EU Launch SPS E-Portal (January 31, 2011)
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (right) and Ambassador Guy Ledoux of the European Union to the Philippines shake hands at the launch of the Department of Agriculture’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Electronic Portal
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 » DA-MRDP2 Needs P6B More (January 31, 2011)
The Philippine Government through the Department of Agriculture is requesting an additional P6-billion fund infusion from the World Bank (WB) to finance more infrastructure and agri-fishery development projects
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 » DA Allots P19 M for Agri, Fishery Projects in Albay, Sorsogon. (January 29, 2011)
Marking his third visit to the Bicol region, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (2nd from left, top photo; and 2nd from right, bottom photo) has alloted more than P19-million worth of agricultural and fishery inputs
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» DA Allots P19M Agri Projects in Bicol, Bans Cutting of Coco Trees (January 29, 2012)
Marking his third visit to the Bicol region, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has alloted more than P19-million worth of agricultural and fishery inputs, equipment and livelihood projects, benefiting thousands of farmers, fisherfolk, and their respective communities in Albay
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 » Sen. Pangilinan, Sec Alcala Launch 'Sagip Saka.' (January 28, 2011)
Senator Francis Pangilinan (right) and Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (2nd from right) hand over a symbolic golden shovel to Oriental Mindoro Governor Aurelio Umali (2nd from left) and Felix Baguilat of Ifugao
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 » Techno-Demo Forum at QC Parks and Wildlife (January 28, 2011)
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (right, top photo) cheerfully answers a query during a techno-demo forum held January 21 at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife in Quezon City, attended by more than 100 farmers and urban farming enthusiasts (foreground).
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» DA Funds UPLB P5-M Gene Bank Rehab (January 27, 2012)
The Department of Agriculture is presently implementing a P5-million rehabilitation project to strengthen the country’s repository of genetic resources for crops important to Philippine agriculture and food security.
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 » Agri sector grew by 2.34% in 2011 (January 24, 2011)
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (center) reports that the Philippine agriculture industry grew by 2.34 percent (%) in 2011, bannered by the crops, livestock and poultry, during a media briefing at the DA central office
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» Agri Sector Grows by 2.34% in 2011 (January 24, 2012)
The Philippine agriculture industry grew by 2.34 percent (%) in 2011, bannered by the crops, livestock and poultry subsectors
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 » DA, SRA, DAR launch P96.7-M Sugarcane Block Farms (January 23, 2011)
The Department of Agriculture, DA’s Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently joined hands to implement a two-year pilot sugarcane block farming project
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 » Veggie Bowl of Luzon (January 21, 2011)
Agriculture Assistant Secretary Salvador S. Salacup assures the continued support of Secretary Proceso J. Alcala and the entire family of the Department of Agriculture to the vegetable growers of San Ildefonso, Bulacan
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 » DA, LBP launch P400-M 'Sikat Saka' rice loan program (January 21, 2011)
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) launched a P400-M loan program to benefit rice farmers, particularly members of Irrigators' Associations (IAs)
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» FBD is Also Good for Cassava! (January 21, 2012)
While it is basically designed to dry palay, a flatbed drier (FBD) can be used to dry cassava, too!
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 » DA-NIA to Put Up P498-M Irrigation Project in Palawan (January 19, 2011)
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (3rd from right) and Palawan Governor Abraham Kahlil Mitra (2nd from right) lead the ceremonial groundbreaking of the P498-M Ibato-Iraan small reservoir irrigation project
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» DA Allots P594M Irrigation, Agri Projects in Palawan (January 19, 2012)
The Department of Agriculture allotted a total of P594-million worth irrigation projects, farm machinery and inputs, and fishery initiatives in Palawan, aimed at making the province sufficient in rice, major staples, and fishery and marine products
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» DA, DAR Launch Sugarcane 'Block Farming' in Batangas (January 19, 2012)
The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) launch today (Jan 20, 2012) a “sugarcane block farm” project in Tuy, Batangas.
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