The Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) efforts to bring “urban farming" to rural areas have inspired scholars in Isabela to establish a sustainable vegetable garden in their community. (Photo courtesy of DAR) Thirty-six Farm Business School (FBS) scholars from Diamantina SN Credit...
Close to a hundred clusters of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Nueva Ecija are going digital in handling their respective trading businesses thanks to gadgets given to them by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). DIGITAL AGRI TRADING-- Farmer groups in Nueva Ecija are going digital in...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar has ordered stricter first border inspection and control procedures on all imported food items and agri-fishery products to guarantee that only items considered as safe would get distributed to local markets. (Photo courtesy of the Department of...
More than 2,000 land titles in Cebu remain undistributed since 1987 after they were kept from farmers, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) bared on Monday, May 3. Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Brother John Castriciones (Photo courtesy of DAR) A total of 2,007 certificates of land...
Farm production is expected to improve soon for farmers in Bani, Pangasinan with the installation of a solar-powered irrigation system. A BOOST TO FARMERS--A solar-powered irrigation system has been installed in Bani, Pangasinan to help farmers there during the dry season. (Photo courtesy of the...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) says rebel returnees in Laguna will soon embark on a new mission: learning how to farm. DAR-PNP SIKAP BUHAY The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) signed Friday, April 30 a memorandum of agreement to provide training...
A traceability system that will enforce the strict accreditation of livestock and poultry traders and retailers in the country will be established in an attempt to curb potential price manipulation in the meat and poultry sectors, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. (Photo courtesy of the...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar believes that the local agriculture sector has managed to survive its recent hardships by grabbing the various opportunities for innovation that has come its way. DA Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of DA) Dar said the country’s...
Department of A grarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Brother John Castriciones believes that the country’s agrarian reform program is key to the improvement of local farmers' livelihood as well as the smooth return of rebels to society. LANDLESS NO MORE--Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary...
The United States (US) is funding two separate agriculture projects in the Philippines with combined investment of P1.6 billion. In a letter to Philippine Agriculture Secretary William Dar, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack said his agency is committed to making...
T he Department of Agriculture (DA) wants agri- entrepreneurship to become the "new normal" in agriculture, so to speak, in a bid to open more doors to local farmers and fisherfolk while maintaining the country’s food supply stability. DA Secretary William Dar/ File photo/ Photo courtesy of DA)...
The Philippines and the United States (US) will continue to work together amid the pandemic in building new markets for their respective farmers via climate-smart production systems, the Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) said. (DA Secretary William Dar/ File photo/ Photo courtesy of DA)...
