CEBU CITY – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) embarked on a replanting project of coconuts and be paid for it as its assistance to coconut farmers whose livelihood income from the tree had gone down the drain due to COVID-19 pandemic. PCA- Bohol manager Engr. Emiliano Romero said that the...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet-- The Provincial Local Government Unit of Benguet through the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (PVET) gives cash aid amounting to a total of P949,200.00 to 28 swine raisers in the province. This is to compensate the losses of swine raisers from the municipalities of Itogon...
TACLOBAN City - With six bays in Eastern Visayas infested with red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-8) urged the public to refrain from gathering, selling, and eating all types of shellfishes and Acetes sp. locally known as “alamang or hipon" from these areas. BFAR has...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet - The Department of Agriculture – Cordillera has boosted its campaign to deter the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the region through intensification its partnership with local swine raisers and industry stakeholders. Dr.Karl Kigis, the regional ASF focal person in...
Sometimes, a farm isn’t just a place where crops grow. Sometimes, it can be a place of conservation and rejuvenation. Artana Farm & Eco-Sanctuary is one such place. Located in Iba, Zambales, Artana is a family-owned, non-commercial agricultural estate that includes various planted crops,farm...
CEBU CITY – Rona Dengue, 40, is now considered Bohol’s leading farmer-scientist queen of cultured fungi/mushrooms earning an income of about P50,000 a week from her mushroom beds in her organic vegetable garden situated in a 2.5-hectare agricultural property in Sambog, Corella town in Bohol....
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The producers of highland vegetables from the province of Benguet received more than P35 million worth of agriculture inputs to boosts the vegetable industry in the province. Geared towards the development of vegetable industry in Benguet, the Department of Agriculture...
CEBU CITY-- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) officially declared that it has successfully spawned catfish (??????? ??????????) via natural methods at the Clarin Freshwater Fish Farm (CFFF) facility in Clarin town in Bohol. According to BFAR-CFFF information officer Ma. Rocile...
LUBUAGAN, Kalinga - Farmers in this town who are members of the Tanglag Community Organization for Unity and Development (TaCOUD) have received several agri-interventions from the Department of Agriculture in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to boost local food sufficiency amid COVID-19...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan - The Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) had outlined their action plans to mitigate the impact of drought in Cagayan Valley provinces. Regional Executive Director Narciso A. Edillo said that as early as the first quarter of the year, his office...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — After reeling from massive setback from the African Swine Fever (ASF) last year, farmers and hog raisers here have now a reason to smile — thanks to the P32-M worth of livestock assistance provided by the government to jumpstart the waning hog industry in the...
Even students are now realizing the importance of supporting the agriculture sector. The Agriculture Students Association of the Philippines (ASAP) was formed because of the absence of a national association for agriculture students in the Philippines. ASAP is a youth organization that serves as a...
