Celebrating food, culture, and the Filipino with the Filipino Food Month

Patricia Bianca S. TaculaoMarch 26, 2021

BY PATRICIA BIANCA S. TACULAO Food has always been an important part of Philippine culture. Not only does it help define a particular culture and heritage fr... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments3 min read

Agri experts see more elbow room for policy reforms to drive biz opportunities

agrimagMarch 21, 2021

Agricultural policymakers and thought leaders highlighted policy options to facilitate greater trade and investments in the domestic agriculture sector against ... Read More...

EVENTS0 Comments5 min read

DA signs memorandum of understanding with a private company to promote new initiative to rebuild Philippine hog industry from effects of ASF

Patricia Bianca S. TaculaoMarch 19, 2021

By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao  African Swine Fever (ASF) has caused significant damage and alarm to the Philippine hog industry since its first reported case... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTSLIVESTOCK AND POULTRY0 Comments2 min read

Japan provides funding for agricultural development through Japanese NGOs

agrimagMarch 18, 2021

On March 17, 2021, Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko signed grant contracts with Japanese non-government organizations (NGOs) conducting activities in the ... Read More...

EVENTS0 Comments1 min read

Intensifying precision agriculture and bilateral ties of the Philippines with Israel and India 

Vina MedenillaMarch 13, 2021

By Vina Medenilla   The Philippines, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar, has a strong bilateral connection with Is... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments2 min read

Online e-learning on wildlife law enforcement launched to battle illegal wildlife trade

Patricia Bianca S. TaculaoMarch 5, 2021

By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao Harboring over 52,000 described species of flora and fauna, the Philippines is one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments3 min read

DA selects Sarangani as Region 12 pilot area for new nationwide collaborative program called Provincial-led Agriculture and Fishery Extension System

agrimagFebruary 16, 2021

The Department of Agriculture has chosen Sarangani province as pilot area for Soccsksargen Region in the new nationwide collaborative program called Provincial-... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments0 min read

Two TESDA-SM KSK trainings completed

agrimagFebruary 9, 2021

Villasis, Pangasinan - The pandemic did not dampen the enthusiasm of farmers who participated in the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan on Sustainable Agriculture Program.... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments1 min read

Garden Show at Robinson’s Magnolia offers plants from P300 to 1M

agrimagFebruary 8, 2021

To celebrate the lunar new year, Arids and Aroids Nurseries is holding Colors Garden Show at the Center Atrium of Robinson’s Magnolia. The event opened on Fe... Read More...

EVENTSORNAMENTAL0 Comments1 min read

BSU-ATBI, tasked with microenterprise development in CAR, enters acceleration phase

agrimagFebruary 5, 2021

The Benguet State University’s Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubator (BSU-ATBI), in charge of developing microenterprises in the Cordillera region, is now rea... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments4 min read

What is organic and what is not: Local sustainability store partners with an international organic farmer association

Vina MedenillaJanuary 30, 2021

By Vina Medenilla Organic is often used interchangeably with other concepts and terms like ‘natural farming,’ making it confusing for consumers to identify t... Read More...

EVENTSORGANIC0 Comments2 min read

₱161-M rice program allotted to farmers in Caraga region for CY 2021

Mike CrismundoJanuary 29, 2021

The Department of Agriculture (DA) allocated P161 million of agriculture interventions to rice farmers in Caraga region for CY 2021. DA 13 Regional Technical... Read More...

CROPSEVENTS0 Comments2 min read

P79.1M BFAR-7 funds benefit 2,372 fishermen,157 fisherfolk groups in C.Visayas

Minerva NewmanJanuary 28, 2021

The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR-7) has set aside over P79.1 million for livelihood projects and activities that... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments1 min read

Innovation Olympics 2.0 Luzon Finalists announced

agrimagJanuary 24, 2021

Student teams from the Asian Institute of Management and Nueva Vizcaya State University emerged as finalists during the Luzon Demo Day of the Innovation Olympic... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments3 min read

Telco’s agriculture programs boost sustainable livelihood, food security for all

agrimagJanuary 24, 2021

The agricultural sector continues to face many challenges – from climate change, to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – with implications that can seriously affect ... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments5 min read

Slaughterhouse, feed mill projects pushed to advance livestock sector in Antique

agrimagJanuary 23, 2021

By Sheila Mae H. Toreno/DA-RAFIS 6 The upgrading of the municipal slaughterhouse in San Jose and the construction of feed mill facility in Sibalom are expect... Read More...

EVENTSLIVESTOCK AND POULTRY0 Comments3 min read

161 corn and coconut farmers in Agusan receive cash, food assistance

Mike CrismundoJanuary 21, 2021

A total of 161 corn and coconut farmers from Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte received the cash and food assistance from the government. Under the governmen... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments2 min read

Cebu cooperative partners with pork producer to help its livelihood program

agrimagJanuary 20, 2021

By Calvin D. Cordova A cooperative in Pinamungajan town, southern Cebu has partnered with a leading pork producer company to help its livelihood program beco... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments1 min read

More than 9,400 farmers in C.Visayas received 1st release of cash, food subsidy for 2021

Minerva NewmanJanuary 19, 2021

The Department of Agriculture (DA-7)-Central Visayas distributed cash and food subsidy vouchers to 9,492 qualified marginal farmers in the region amounting to P... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments1 min read

Cebu City encourages public to start year right by planting, offers free seedlings

Minerva NewmanJanuary 19, 2021

Cebu City, through an executive memorandum from mayor Edgar Labella, encouraged the public to start 2021 right by planting varieties of ornamentals, forest and ... Read More...

COMMUNITYEVENTS0 Comments1 min read