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Packinghouses to enable farmers to meet international standards

Details: Written by CHERRY MAE D. PALICTE; Published: 27 November 2017; Hits: 516

Beneficiaries of the packinghouses pose with Sto. Tomas Mayor Daniel Batosalem (3^rd from R), DA-HVCDP coordinator Melani Provido (3^rd from L), Davao del Norte provincial agriculturist Dr. Anastacia Notarte (2^nd from L), former MBFEA president Eusebia delos Reyes (4^th from R) and MBFEA president Richard Mark delos Reyes (2^nd from R) during a turnover in Bobongon, Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte.

DA-HVCDP coordinator Melani Provido and ), former MBFEA president Eusebia delos Reyes led the turnover of packinghouses in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte.

DA-XI observes rice awareness month, intensifies hybrid rice promo

Details: Written by CHERRY MAE D. PALICTE; Published: 06 November 2017; Hits: 411

DA-11 Rice Program Coordinator Alejandro Yadao, Jr. (3^rd L) in an animated conversation with rice farmers during the hybrid rice festival in San Jose, Compostela Valley Province. (Photo by: Ronell B. Tangonan DA-11)

SOA ON CORN & CASSAVA

Details: Written by NOEL T. PROVIDO; Published: 27 October 2017; Hits: 546

DA11 Regulatory Chief and Corn Coordinator addresses around 550 School-on-the-Air (SOA) graduates in a ceremony held October 26 at Almendras Gym, Davao City.

The SOA on Corn and Cassava Production runs for almost 2 months over DXRD 711khz.

2nd photo: Joedel Leliza of Corn program handing over the Certificates to farmer-graduates with Farmcaster Jun Arquio, DARESCOF President Danny Bulahan.

3rd photo: DARCES Researcher Milo Gordo shares corn and casssava technologies.

INCENTIVES FOR ORGANIC AGRI FARMERS

Details: Written by CHERRY MAE D. PALICTE; Published: 24 October 2017; Hits: 328

DA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol proposes to give rewards and incentives to farmers advocating organic farming. Speaking during the 2017 Nat'l Organic Agri Congress in Cagayan de Oro, Piñol assured the organic farmers that DA will provide the inputs needed. He reiterated that DA provides support in technology transfer, financing and marketing of their organic products. He also underscored that the rise of organic products is timely since the world is craving for healthy foods. "I will not stop moving around the country and help our organic farmers. We will let them know that there is this gov't that touches their lives," Piñol adds.

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