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To assist the farmers and fishers of Occidental Mindoro who have suffered greatly from the current dry spell, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and some members of his cabinet visited the province to deliver agri-fishery interventions and other support.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the World Bank (WB) will conduct the 17th WB Implementation Support Mission (ISM) to the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) and the 2nd WB ISM to the PRDP Scale-Up from April 22 to May 9, 2024, to assess the overall implementation performance and progress of the two projects.
As the demand for food safety grows, the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) sought to bring government services related to food safety closer to consumers and stakeholders with the inauguration of the country’s first-ever mobile plant food safety laboratory held on April 11, 2024, at the DA-BPI compound in Malate, Manila.
The Department of Agriculture has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds from Iowa and Minnesota, which was imposed last year due to an outbreak of avian influenza in the two U.S states.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System underscored the role of Filipina agripreneurs in bridging gender gaps and breaking barriers towards agricultural development, economic progress, and national transformation during the culmination of the 2024 National Women’s Month celebration.
The Department of Agriculture along with the Departments of Trade and Industry and Department of Energy on Thursday signed the joint administrative order that nearly doubles the special 5 percent discount granted to senior citizens and persons with disability for their purchase of basic and prime commodities as well as substantially raise the total value of goods they could purchase at a discount.
On the third week celebration of the National Women’s Month, the Department of Agriculture (DA) puts spotlight on the women in the Philippine livestock, poultry, and fisheries subsectors.
The Department of Agriculture is drawing up plans to significantly increase local dairy milk production, including seeking support from local milk processors to bolster investment in the industry and increase dairy cattle population.