The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC); and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank), released P91.98M as new loans for smallholder farmers to boost their competitiveness in rice production.
Read MoreTo protect unlawful trade and dealings of agriculture and fisheries products, Agriculture Secretary William Dar created the Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement for Security and Trade Office (CREST-O), a unified and integrated regulatory enforcement unit that is directly under his supervision and control.
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More local government units have committed their support to embattled rice farmers as average farmgate price of palay (unhusked rice) slid further to a new eight-year low.
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“Food safety is cross-cutting major concerns in ensuring food and nutrition in every Filipino including farmers,” Agriculture Secretary William Dar stressed during the opening ceremonies of the Food Safety Week on October 21, 2019.
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The proposed bridge connecting the islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros is now ready to be financed by an official development assistance (ODA) loan from China, according to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar.
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