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
DA-CAR bids constant support to veggie farmers
The Department of Agriculture-Cordillera (DA-CAR) assured continuous support to farmers affected by the challenged prices of vegetables. In an interview with People’s Television Cordillera, Regional Technical Director (RTD) for Operations Danilo Daguio assured farmers that they will continuously extend help to connect them to potential markets. He also urged the public to refrain from posting continue reading : DA-CAR bids constant support to veggie farmers
DA-CAR facilitates hauling, transport of 22,500 kgs of veggies to institutional buyers this week
With the continuing low price and non-marketing of vegetables being experienced, particularly for Chinese cabbage (Lombok) and cabbage, the Department of Agriculture-Cordillera (DA-CAR) exerts more effort in helping the affected farmers to market and transport their produce to various institutional buyers within and outside the region. DA-CAR Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) Chief Joan continue reading : DA-CAR facilitates hauling, transport of 22,500 kgs of veggies to institutional buyers this week
Benguet FCAs receive Php4 million worth of agri equipment from DA-CAR
To further boost their production of high value crops in the province, the Department of Agriculture-Cordillera (DA-CAR) awarded various agricultural equipment to Farmers Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) in the province of Benguet on November 17, 2023, at the Benguet Cold Chain, Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet after the High Value Crops Achievers’ Award. The agricultural equipment continue reading : Benguet FCAs receive Php4 million worth of agri equipment from DA-CAR