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…
For the first time, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) gathered the members of the National Technical Committee in a video conference for the Civil Society Organization (CSO) Accreditation on May 26, 2020. As the overseer of the committee, DA Undersecretary for Field Operations Service Engr. Ariel Cayanan led the discussion on May 26 for continue reading…
Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Mindanao B Cluster, together with PCAF, convened on May 26, 2020 in a video conference to discuss agriculture and fisheries sector issues and concerns amid COVID-19. One of the challenges confronting the sector during the pandemic is the food supply availability and adequacy in the region, which includes continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 26 May 2020 The country’s agriculture sector is expected to play a major role in pursuing a socio-economic response framework to the Covid-19 pandemic recovery efforts. “For us to rise stronger from this Covid-19 crisis, the government must encourage the development of an agriculture-driven economy,” said Agriculture Secretary William continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 21 May 2020 Cognizant of their key role as ‘”food security czars,” the country’s local chief executives (LCEs) are once again called upon by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to serve as strong partners of the Department of Agriculture (DA) particularly in cascading national policies and continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 21 May 2020 A total of one hundred and twelve Leyteaños are among the first batch of beneficiaries returning to their homeland under the Balik Probinsya, Balik Pag-asa program (BP2) of the government. On May 20, Agriculture Secretary William Dar, joined Senator Lawrence Go, Executive Secretary Salvador Meldiadea, Technical continue reading…
