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    • Agri workers can now tap revived P1.28-B fund 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, May 29, 2018, on page B2)
      Farmers and fishermen can now avail themselves of loans from the revived P1.28-billion Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) to boost production, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. According to Agriculture ...
    • Farmers, fishermen get P3-B Landbank loans 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, July 15, 2020, on page B1-B2)
      Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) reported on Tuesday that it released P3.02 billion in loans to farmers and fishermen as of end-June to help them increase their productivity and incomes. In a statement, the state-run ...
    • Fisheries department 'knee-jerk' reaction 

      Jannaral, Julmunir (The Manila Times, September 19, 2016, on page A7)
      The secretary of the Department of Agriculture has expressed his misgivings on a move by the House of Representatives and the Senate to create a Department of Fisheries separate from the Bureau of Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
    • LandBank to triple lending to farmers, fishers over next 6 yrs 

      Caraballo, Mayvelin U. (The Manila Times, December 29, 2016, on page B2)
      To accomplish this goal, Buenaventura said he will initiate a “reengineering” of the credit facilities for small stakeholders in the agriculture sector, and encourage them to enter into “corporatives.” Under his proposal, ...