Two groups of meat importers met with the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Livestock, and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) on June 1, 2020 via separate video conferences to discuss issues confronting the broiler industry amid COVID-19. PCAF convened Meat Importers continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 1 June 2020 The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking World Bank funding for its $200-million Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project to improve the country’s fishery production and protect ‘blue economy’ resources. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the project “would directly contribute to achieving key outcomes in continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 1 June 2020 As part of its thrust to modernize the country’s agri-fishery sector, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is laying the groundwork to digitize its operations starting with the upgrading of its management information system (MIS). “The upgraded MIS contains the digital registry of farmers and fisherfolk, and continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 29 May 2020 Agriculture Secretary William Dar and other officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) led the harvesting of fresh vegetables from the technology demonstration sites of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), highlighting the culmination of the 2020 National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month celebration on May 29, continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) joined the Department of Agriculture in celebrating the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s month through a culminating activity that features signing of partnership agreements with five Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The five CSOs were: * Aurora Integrated Multipurpose Cooperative (AIMCooP) {Represented by CEO-Emeritus Pacienciano A. Tomarong and CEO continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 28 May 2020 To ensure efficient, effective, and graft-free use of limited public funds, the Department of Agriculture recently created “integrity circles,” dubbed as “Agriculture Dialogue and Information Network Groups” or ADING. “This is our response to the call of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to provide transparency and continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 27 May 2020 Agriculture Secretary William Dar, together with the Bureau of Plant and Industry Director George Culaste and Assistant Director Glenn Panganiban, turned over today, May 27 vegetable seeds and seedlings to Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and Barangay Chairman Sigfred Hernani of Brgy. 128 Paradise Heights, Smokey continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 27 May 2020 The Department of Agriculture (DA) kicked off the yearly Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month celebration and launch of the Plant, Plant, Plant program by recognizing outstanding farmers and fisherfolk, ceremonial planting of mango and aromatic dwarf coconut, and inspection of aquaponics prototypes, on May 26, 2020 at continue reading…
