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The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Health (DOH), including their respective agencies, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have agreed to allow BAI to assist the FDA in conducting evaluations of animal vaccines and biologics.
The Department of Agriculture (DA), with its vision of achieving Masaganang Bagong Pilipinas under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., continues to implement programs and projects towards food sufficiency and a higher income for farmers and fisherfolk.
Agriculture Undersecretary Cheryl Marie Natividad-Caballero, who is in-charge of the DA’s high-value crops program, is looking to add more spice into Filipino farmers’ lives, hoping to duplicate the recent success of onion farmers with those cultivating local garlic, ginger, and shallots.
Hundreds of young farmers from the different parts of the country convened for the Department of Agriculture (DA) Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) Program 2024 Kick-off and 2023 National Awarding Ceremony held at DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute in the Science City of Muñoz on June 6, 2024.
The office of Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr., represented by OIC-Assistant Secretary for Operations U-Nichols Manalo, awarded certificates of appreciation to enterprises and exhibitors that participated during the 2024 National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month celebration from May 20–24, 2024.
Starting them young: DA to award outstanding youth farmers, agri-entrepreneurs The Department of Agriculture through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) is set to host the Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) Program Kick-Off, National Awarding Ceremony 2023, and Business Development Services on June 6, 2024, at the Rice Biotechnology Center (CBC), PhilRice, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) acknowledged the vital contributions of farmers and fishers to a thriving and prosperous economy as it kicked off the celebration of the 2024 Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month at the DA Central Office on May 20, 2024.
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s administration’s initiatives to modernize agriculture and support farmers and fishermen contributed to the growth of the farm and fishery sector in the first quarter, despite challenges posed by El Niño and increased input costs.