Now showing items 1-20 of 23

    • ‘Agri-fishery stakeholders must mechanize’ 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, April 24, 2018, on page 3)
      Agriculture and fishery stakeholders must “learn technology and mechanization,” said Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairwoman of the Senate committee on agriculture, food and agrarian reform. Villar was in the city on Saturday to ...
    • Agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the 21st century (Conclusion) 

      Casiple, Rex (The Daily Guardian, March 19, 2019, on page 5)
      Studies showed that we need to produce 70% more food in 2050. Roughly 800 million people worldwide suffer from hunger and around 650 million people will be undernourished by 2030. We cannot deny the fact that very little ...
    • Aqua-fisheries summit to be held 

      (Mindanao Times, July 30, 2020, on page 4-5)
      The Mindanao's Aqua and Fisheries Modernization Program takes off next month with the staging of the first stakeholders' summit in Mati City, Davao Oriental, on Aug. 27. Organized by the Davao Oriental Provincial Government, ...
    • Commercialization of technologies for the agri-aqua sector 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, April 8, 2017, on page 10)
      For the Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources (AANR) sector, the technology transfer strategies of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of ...
    • DA gives assistance to farmers and fishers 

      MBM (Manila Bulletin, March 9, 2015, on page B-12)
      Various sets of equipment were distributed to farmers and fishers within Mindanao region as part of the government's efforts to mechanize the farm sector in order to level up the country's competitiveness and gear for the ...
    • DA launches large agriculture projects in Palawan 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, January 23, 2012, on page A3)
      As part of the government's food self-sufficiency initiative, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked some P594 million for irrigation projects, farm machinery and fisheries inputs in Palawan. The projects include ...
    • DA puts up P282-M storage facilities in 91 fishing ground 

      Gomez, Eireen Jairee (The Manila Times, December 7, 2018, on page A7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to build P282.5-million cold storage facilities in 91 fishing grounds across the country to reduce post-harvest losses and improve overall fish production. In a statement on Thursday, ...
    • DA seeks offers for cold storage facilities for fisheries 

      (Malaya, April 16, 2018, on page A2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is inviting suppliers of icemaking equipment, including cold storage facilities and refrigerated transport equipment to submit their offers for shortlisting. The DA is seeking proposals ...
    • DA to back Fisheries Expo with P400M in loans 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, December 10, 2018, on page S2/7)
      Fishermen representing 100 communities nationwide are expected to purchase machinery and equipment at the world trade center, supported by P400 million worth of loans from the department of agriculture (DA). Agriculture ...
    • DA to innovate farming in Abra 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, March 15, 2020, on page B4)
      The Department of Agriculture hopes to advance the future of farming in Abra in a bid to improve local production and contribute to greater food security. Agriculture Secretary William Dar recently inaugurated Abra’s ...
    • DPWH eyes bigger machines for Manila Bay cleanup 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, March 17, 2019, on page 12)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is planning to bring in larger machines to help remove deep-seated sediment from Manila Bay, an official said yesterday. “We are now encountering difficulty. The sediments ...
    • Extension of agri enhancement fund pushed 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, October 18, 2015, on page B1-C6)
      HB 6162 also expands the beneficiaries to include local government units, state universities and colleges, other government institutions, accredited non-government organizations, people's organizations, cooperatives, ...
    • Farmers, fisherfolk to get P316-M projects 

      (Panay News, March 2, 2016, on page 4)
      Farmers and fisherfolk in Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, and Iloilo will receive today P315.7 million worth of projects from the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA secretary Proceso Alcala will lead the turnover of farm-to-market ...
    • Go vows strong support for agricultural incentives 

      (The Manila Times, May 2, 2019, on page A7)
      Former special assistant to the President and 2019 candidate for senator of the ruling PDP-Laban Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Tuesday received a rousing welcome from residents in Glan, Sarangani, as his motorcade went ...
    • Japan provides $6M for biotech aquaculture lab in Iloilo 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 28, 2001, on page B-2)
      Japan has provided a grant of $6 million (more than P30 million) for the establishment of an aquaculture biotechnology laboratory of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...
    • Modern technology keeps Mega sardines fresh 'from catch to can' 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, July 22, 2019, on page B7)
      Canned sardines are a staple in almost every Filipino household’s kitchen due to their affordability and convenience. As they can be readily found in any grocery or the corner sari-sari store, canned sardines remain one ...
    • Office of the Secretary, Department Circular No. 16, Series of 2020 

      (The Philippine Star, March 31, 2021, on page 4)
      Subject: National guidelines on the conduct of acceptance testing for agri-fisheries machinery.
    • Office of the Secretary, Memorandum Circular No. 30, Series of 2020 

      Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary (The Philippine Star, September 30, 2020, on page 6)
      Implementation of the national guidelines on the issuance of certificate of conformity to agricultural and fisheries machinery and registration and issuance of permit to operate to agricultural and fisheries machinery ...
    • P400-M loan fund to boost fisheries 

      Gomez, Eireen Jairee (The Manila Times, December 10, 2018, on page B2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said a total of P400 million can be loaned out for fishermen nationwide so they can buy machinery and equipment needed to boost their output and income and eventually improve the fisheries ...
    • Palawan gets ₱549M from DA 

      Benaning, Marvyn (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2012, on page 14)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pouring in P549 million for irrigation, farm machinery, and fisheries projects in Palawan. Alcala stressed that among the projects crafted for Palawan are the P498-million bato-Iraan ...