Farm clustering and consolidation, which will be known as “Bayanihan Agri Clusters” (BAC), involves the continue reading : 1. Bayanihan Agri Clusters (BACs)
2. Collective Action / Cooperatives Development
Collective action involves organizing farmers/fishers into cooperatives or business entities to become viable blocks or continue reading : 2. Collective Action / Cooperatives Development
3. Province-led Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Systems (PAFES)
To strengthen the collaboration between DA, local government units, academe, and private sector, the Provincial continue reading : 3. Province-led Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Systems (PAFES)
4. Mobilization and Empowerment of Partners
The DA will pursue a policy of active participation and partnership with the private sector continue reading : 4. Mobilization and Empowerment of Partners
5. Diversification
Farmers, particularly those involved in the production of rice, corn, and coconut, will be encouraged continue reading : 5. Diversification
6. Credit Support
DA’s agricultural credit policy framework will now focus on promoting active participation of the banking continue reading : 6. Credit Support
7. Technology and Innovation including Digital Agriculture
Digital technology and innovations, such as e-Kadiwa and the use of data analytics, will be continue reading : 7. Technology and Innovation including Digital Agriculture
8. Farm Mechanization and Infrastructure Investments
Vital rural infrastructure such as farm-to-market roads, irrigation systems, postharvest facilities, storage, tolling, processing, and continue reading : 8. Farm Mechanization and Infrastructure Investments
9. Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Measures
The DA will aggressively pursue and institutionalize regional and provincial climate risk and vulnerability assessments continue reading : 9. Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Measures
10. Food Safety and Regulations
The DA will focus funding and activities in mitigating the effects of plant and animal continue reading : 10. Food Safety and Regulations
11. Agri-Industrial Business Corridors (ABCs)
The DA will pursue the establishment of Agri Industrial Business Corridors (ABCs) with Fisheries Management continue reading : 11. Agri-Industrial Business Corridors (ABCs)
12. Global Trade, Export Development, and Promotion
To strengthen the competitiveness of provinces and regions in the production of specific crops, the continue reading : 12. Global Trade, Export Development, and Promotion
13. Postharvest, Processing, Logistics, and Marketing Support
DA will harmonize local production schedules and supply chain activities in its supervision of supply, continue reading : 13. Postharvest, Processing, Logistics, and Marketing Support
14. Agriculture Career System
As Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and agricultural state colleges and universities (SUCs) are challenged to continue reading : 14. Agriculture Career System
15. Education and Training: Agribusiness Management
Education and trainings will be conducted with focus on helping farmers learn and improve their continue reading : 15. Education and Training: Agribusiness Management
16. Youth and Women Engagement
Information dissemination on long-term agricultural programs, practices, and learning platforms will target the engagement of continue reading : 16. Youth and Women Engagement
17. Ease of Doing Business and Transparent Procurement
The DA will continue to pursue “internal cleansing,” and strengthen and synchronize efforts to institute continue reading : 17. Ease of Doing Business and Transparent Procurement
18. Strategic Communications
The DA will pursue comprehensive and proactive communications strategies for the agri-fishery sector and to strengthen awareness among continue reading : 18. Strategic Communications
1st completed PRDP road project in Mountain Province inaugurated
“Let us hold hands together for development.” This was how Paracelis Mayor Marcos G. Ayangwa continue reading : 1st completed PRDP road project in Mountain Province inaugurated
1. Modernization of Agriculture
Modernization and the use of modern technology must also cover all crops, including those with continue reading : 1. Modernization of Agriculture
2. Industrialization of Agriculture
Agriculture must be treated as an industry, with the objective of industrializing the value chain continue reading : 2. Industrialization of Agriculture
3. Promotion of Exports
The country should have a systematic and long-term strategy in developing and promoting exports of continue reading : 3. Promotion of Exports
4. Farm Consolidation
The government must promote and support farm consolidation arrangements to bring about economies of scale, continue reading : 4. Farm Consolidation
5. Infrastructure Development
Agricultural areas need infrastructure development and logistics to improve their linkages to the urban/domestic and continue reading : 5. Infrastructure Development
6. Higher Budget and Investments for Agriculture
The government and the private sector with the strong and popular support from the citizenry, continue reading : 6. Higher Budget and Investments for Agriculture