Two ongoing project loans for the Philippines, aimed at improving the livelihood of farmers and fisherfolk, are bearing fruit, according to the World Bank.The Washington-based multilateral lender 's latest implementation status and results reports for two investment project financing (IPF)...
The World Bank will provide additional financing and grant to increase rural incomes as well as enhance farm and fishery productivity in the targeted areas in the Philippines.
In a statement, the Washington-based multilateral institution said on Friday, June 18, that it approved $280 million...
Despite the persistence of COVID-19 pandemic and with impacts of recent typhoons to spill over until the first half of 2021, the agriculture sector is still expected to grow 2.5 percent next year.
Likewise, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has not yet totally given up on a...