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P39-M loan for Aklan farmers, fishers
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol has approved a P39-million credit support under the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA) program to farmers and fisherfolk of Aklan. “Instead of ...
- April 17, 2018
Support fishing boat operators
The Department of Agriculture is asked to extend financial support to fishing boat operators who lost their livelihood due to the implementation of certain Fisheries Code provisions, particularly the ban on hulbot-hulbot. ...
- March 26, 2014
DA distributes P31M in agri-fishery aid
Depratment of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol led the distribution of P 31 million worth of farm and fishery equipment and indemnity checks to farmers and fisherfolks of Western Visayas on July 25, 2018 at the Western ...
- July 26, 2018
Easy credit access for farmers, fisherfolks
Farmers, animal raisers, and fisherfolk of Tigbauan, Iloilo will no longer run to private lenders and pay high interest rate to finance their farms. With the Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA) credit program of the Department ...
- July 7, 2017
DA commits P2M for port rehab
The Department of Agriculture (DA) committed to provide P2 million initial fund for the rehabilitation of port, procurement of ice plant and liquid quick freezer for Capiz fisherfolk. In his recent visit at Pilar town, DA ...
- April 16, 2014
DA to help farmers, fisherfolk tap low-cost loans
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to move away from a subsidy system as more easy-access financing becomes available, with the department planning to help farmers and fisherfolk tap low-cost loan facilities. ...
- April 26, 2018
Rural banks urged to lend more to farmers, fishers
The country's rural banks were urged to implement innovative financing programs to serve more small farmers, fishers and rural entrepreneurs. Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala urged members of the Rural ...
- June 17, 2013
51 fish landing centers for Region 6
Western Visayas received 51 community fish landing centers (CFLCs) from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Of the 51 CFLCs, 17 will be established within the year and the remaining 34 will be operational ...
- October 28, 2015
'FishR' to hasten help to fisherfolks
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) eyes to register more or less 100,000 fisherfolks in Western Visayas under the National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR). ...
- February 19, 2014
DA chief turns over aid to Antique farmers, fisherfolk
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol turned over farm assistance to farmers and fisherfolk in Antique recently. Piñol distributed 50 units of 20-footer fiber glass boats, five floating tillers, one mini four-wheel ...
- August 14, 2017