Ombudsman suspends agri official for negligence
THE Office of the Ombudsman ordered on Wednesday the suspension of a ranking official from the Department of Agriculture for ...
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Negros farmers get DA rice seeds bags
BACOLOD CITY—The Department of Agriculture in Negros Island Region (DA-NIR) is distributing 500 bags of certified rice seeds worth almost ...
Read moreDA unit launches hybrid rice contest
The Department of Agriculture’s regional field office 9 launched a hybrid technology derby in a 10-hectare rice field in Barangay ...
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Isabela gets P1.19-b agri aid
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela—The Department of Agriculture recently gave P1.19 billion in assistance to this province to boost local farmers’ agricultural ...
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Urban farming
Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, Agriculture Undersecretary for special concerns Ranibai Dilangalen, and officials of Barangay Bahay Toro lead ...
Read moreDA to cancel permit of garlic importers
The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it may cancel the permits of garlic importers who will not ship the crop ...
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Piñol proposes land lease to private firms
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Tuesday the Department of Agriculture will propose to President Rodrigo Duterte the leasing of government ...
Read moreFinnish eyes rubber manufacturing plant
The Department of Agriculture said a company from Finland expressed interest to conduct a technical and feasibility study on a ...
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PHilMech opens P78-m agricultural R&D shop
SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, Nueva Ecija—The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization or PHilMech, a technology arm of the ...
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DA grants Isabela P1.19b in farm aid
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela–Farmers in this province will receive P1.19 billion worth of farm assistance and projects from the Department of ...
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