Day after his first anniversary as the Department Secretary, Agriculture Chief William Dar led the National Agriculture and Fisheries (NAF) Council meeting on August 6, 2020 and consulted more than 30 council members on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Plan and Budget Proposal (PBP). The NAF Council, chaired by the DA 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 | 30 April 2020 Agriculture Secretary William Dar continues to encourage local chief executives (LCEs) to buy from farmers and fishers their products — vegetables, fruits, chicken, hogs, and fish, among others — and include these in relief food packs distributed to constituents. “By doing so, we help our farmers continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 29 April 2020 Amid the challenges in global food systems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is ready to take on the challenge of the ‘new normal’ facing the country’s agriculture and fishery sector. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the vulnerabilities continue reading…
Author: DA Communications Group | 28 April 2020 Agriculture Secretary William Dar forged a partnership with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on April 28, with the launching of the Urban Agriculture Program inside the compound of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. “We thank Secretary Delfin Lorenzana of the Department of National Defense continue reading…
