The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has asked for the technical support of the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in turning Zamboanga Sibugay into a production hub for king crabs and oysters. MinDA Chair Emmanuel Piñol said he has recently discussed the aquaculture and...
The ambitious solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) of former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is finally coming to fruition, with Mindanao’s first set of SPIS now up for commissioning. Piñol, who is now the chairperson of Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), said the first local...
Mindanao has tapped a technology from Israel to expand its experiment of growing its irrigated upland rice farms. MinDA Chair Emmanuel Piñol said his agency recently led the establishment of 10 demo areas using Israel's pressurized irrigation and fertigation technology as it continues to explore...
The Philippine government, through the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), is working to re-open and rehabilitate a huge banana plantation in Maguindanao. This was announced by Emmanuel Piñol, chairperson of MinDA and former Agriculture Secretary. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair...
Mindanao is planning to boost its Wagyu meat production as part of the efforts to improve the region’s food self-sufficiency, a government official said. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair Emmanuel Piñol said five provinces in Mindanao will be identified to serve as pilot areas for the...
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will initiate the organization of the Mindanao Bamboo Industry Development Council next year to push the Green Mindanao Project, which promotes environment-friendly agricultural production. In a statement, MinDA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that the...
One of Mindanao’s oldest agricultural companies established in the 1900s by American Thomasites, and two municipalities in Lanao del Sur were connected to the banking network for the first time. This was bared by Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol in a statement....
