Department of Agriculture-National Meat Inspection Service (DA-NMIS) inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with San Jose Workers’ Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SJWMPC) of Batangas for the construction of a cold storage warehouse with meat cutting facility worth P50 million under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act 2 stimulus package, held in Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON Regional Director (RD) Arnel V. de Mesa explained the regional office’s ongoing programs and projects for African Swine Fever (ASF)-affected hog raisers and typhoon-affected farmers and fishers in CALABARZON on November 20, 2020. RD de Mesa explained in a radio interview with the Philippine Information Agency-CALABARZON that the – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA), in partnership with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), launched the Cash and Food Subsidy for Marginal Farmers and Fishers Program (CFSMFFP) in Brgy. Mayuwi, Tayabas City, Quezon on November 23, 2020. It was led by Secretary William D. Dar, DBP President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Emmanuel – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William D. Dar, along with DA CALABARZON Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa, visited the municipality of San Mateo in Rizal to turn over agricultural interventions worth P807,000 to typhoon-affected farmers, on November 17, 2020. The interventions given include hybrid and certified rice seeds, inorganic fertilizers, hybrid white glutinous – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa encourages all farmers and fishers to be listed in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) to take full advantage of the Department’s various programs, projects, and services. The RSBSA refers to the electronic compilation or database of basic information – continue reading
As part of its efforts to boost the agricultural production in the CALABARZON region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON delivered a total of P60,056,440 worth of agricultural interventions to farmers of 2nd district of Quezon on November 10, 2020. Among the interventions given/to be given to farmer-beneficiaries are rice seeds (certified, inbred, – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON continues to provide agricultural assistance through its Quick Response Fund (QRF) allocation to farmers and fishers whose livelihoods have been significantly affected by African Swine Fever (ASF), Taal volcanic eruption, and typhoon “Ambo” where their status was presented during the management committee meeting held in Tagaytay City, Cavite – continue reading
A total of P5,368,040 was awarded by the Department of Agriculture Region IV-CALABARZON for intervention and assistance to Lobo, Batangas farmers and fishermen whose crops, livestock, and fisheries were damaged by the typhoons “Quinta” and “Rolly.” Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar, together with Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” T. Go, led the handing over of – continue reading
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the CALABARZON region, led by Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa, continues to visit farmers affected by recent typhoons to deliver much-needed agricultural support and interventions, to bring updates on different programs of the department, and to listen to their concerns, suggestions, and requests. On November 5, 2020, – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON turned over a total of P46,423,320 worth of agricultural interventions to typhoon-affected farmers in the 1st district of Quezon, held in Brgy. Ibabang Palsabangon, Pagbilao, Quezon on October 30, 2020. The value of agricultural aid received by each municipality was as follows: P860,000 (Burdeos), P2,068,200 (General Nakar), P4,303,680 – continue reading
Typhoon-affected farmers in the 3rd district of Quezon received P14.7 million worth of agricultural interventions from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, held at the Municipal Covered Court in Brgy. Poblacion, Buenavista, Quezon on October 29, 2020. The value of agricultural aid received by each municipality was as follows: P1,231,000 (Agdangan), P2,504,040 (Buenavista), – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON delivered agricultural interventions worth P823,999 to farmers’ associations in San Luis, Batangas, whose livelihoods were adversely affected by the recent tropical depression and typhoons, on October 29, 2020. The farmers’ groups that benefitted from the intervention are the San Luis Vegetable Farmers’ Association, which received five knapsack sprayers, – continue reading
The Department of Agriculture (DA) continues its support to rice farmers affected by quarantines brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic through the Rice Resiliency Project (RRP) II. DA CALABARZON met with the municipal and city agriculturists of Batangas province to discuss the said project today. RRP II will build from the accomplishments of the – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa presented updates on the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) stimulus package for the agriculture sector in the region, during the Management Committee meeting held in Tagaytay City, Cavite on October 27, 2020. Under the stimulus package, Director de Mesa – continue reading
With the purpose of strengthening its operational policies and project implementation, Corn Program of the Department of Agriculture Region IV-CALABARZON conducted a capacity building activity with some 50 corn agricultural extension workers (AEWs) from Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas, at STIARC Training Hall in Lipa City, Batangas, on October 23, 2020. Ms. Avelita M. Rosales, – continue reading
Will you take a road that hasn’t been taken? Are you going to travel on a less traveled road? Vehicle tires sunken in mud, goods battered during transport, and farmers unable to deliver their products in time. This was the case with the farm roads of Brgy. Janao-Janao in San Juan, Batangas. Since their – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, led by Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa, celebrated the World Food Day (WFD) with the theme “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Our Actions are our Future,” held at Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center Training Hall in Lipa City, Batangas on October 16, 2020. As one of the – continue reading
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) IV-A and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) IV, distributed a total of P54.4 million agricultural interventions to farmers and fishers affected by the Taal eruption in the municipalities of San Nicolas, Laurel, Mataas na Kahoy, and Agoncillo, Batangas, – continue reading
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