Penal facilities in Nueva Ecija have agreed to become direct buyers of the produce of local farmer organizations for the purpose of meeting their daily food requirements, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said on Wednesday, May 19. Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Brother John...
Twenty-seven farmer groups from Western Visayas have vowed to provide a steady supply of food products in order to sustain a program that's designed to benefit pregnant women and malnourished children. (Keith Bacongco / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The agrarian reform beneficiaries’...
Onion farmers in Nueva Ecija would no longer have to race against time in selling their produce and settle for a cheaper price once the P206-million cold storage facility is constructed in the province. Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Brother John Castriciones (Photo courtesy of DAR)...
More than 1,300 farmers from Iloilo are expected to finally receive their own land titles from the government on Saturday, May 15, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) announced. (Keith Bacongco / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Agrarian Secretary Brother John Castriciones said Friday, May 14,...
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has begun to distribute the land titles intended for Cebu farmers that were either hidden or forgotten for over 30 years at the provincial office. LONG WAIT IS OVER-- Agrarian reform beneficiaries in Cebu finally received their land titles after over 30 years...
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Brother John Castriciones has appealed to traders to stop shortchanging farmers and start treating them fairly. Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Brother John Castriciones (Photo courtesy of DAR) This, after Castriciones was shocked to hear that...
Forty-two agrarian reform beneficiaries in Cagayan now have their own farm lots after receiving land titles from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday, May 10. LANDLESS TO LAND OWNERS -- Forty-two farmers in Cagayan were given their own farm lots by the Department of Agrarian Reform...
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...
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...
The government’s chief finance manager vowed work until the last minute of President Duterte’s term in pushing the congressional passage of key reform measures that will support the nation’s strong and sustainable recovery from the pandemic-induced recession. Finance Secretary Carlos G....
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...