To create awareness and promote mainstreaming of the program among the stakeholders and project partners, the Department of Agriculture – Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) conducted the 1st Farm and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation (F2C2) Program Regional Cluster Forum on February 21-22, 2024 at the DA-Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center-CAR in La Trinidad, Benguet. Twenty-seven (27) continue reading : DA-CAR holds 1st F2C2 Regional Cluster Forum
DA Employees Association celebrates 20th founding anniversary; recognizes Natatanging DAEANs
Underlining the valuable contributions and accomplishments of the Association towards the welfare of its member-employees, the Department of Agriculture Employees Association (DAEA) – National Executive Council (NEC) leads the 20th DAEA Founding Anniversary celebration on February 19-23, 2024 at the DA-Central Office Compound in Diliman, Quezon City. Themed, “Dalawang DAEAkadang Sama-samang Paglilingkod”, the opening program continue reading : DA Employees Association celebrates 20th founding anniversary; recognizes Natatanging DAEANs
DA Secretary Tiu Laurel engages highland vegetable stakeholders for agricultural advancements
In a move towards enhancing the agriculture sector in the Cordillera region, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. consulted with key stakeholders in the highland vegetable industry during his visit to the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC) on January 26, 2024. The dialogue included key officials, farmer leaders, traders, truckers, market continue reading : DA Secretary Tiu Laurel engages highland vegetable stakeholders for agricultural advancements
Itogon rice farmers receive cash aid from DA
A total of 15 rice farmers from the municipality of Itogon, Benguet received their Php5,000.00 cash assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA Program). The assistance totaling Php75,000.00, along with their individual Intervention Monitoring Cards (IMC), was personally awarded by DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, continue reading : Itogon rice farmers receive cash aid from DA
RCEP is not the problem for veggie influx—Dela Rosa
To further address several concerns and doubts surrounding the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the Department of Agriculture (DA) extensively presented the scope of the agreement and debunked some misinformation regarding the agreement during the highland vegetable industry stakeholder’s dialogue conducted on January 17, 2024 in Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet. According to DA’s Macro-Economic Policy continue reading : RCEP is not the problem for veggie influx—Dela Rosa