WV rice farmers get initial P48-M machinery support under RCEF
Thirty rice-based Farmer's Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) in Western Visayas received the first batch of farm machinery worth P48 million under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) on Aug. 3 to 8. Agriculture
DA allocates P1.06B for Rice Resiliency Project in WV
Western Visayas is gearing towards a 0.3 to 1.5 metric tons per hectare yield increment with the P1.06 billion allocation under the Rice Resiliency Project (RRP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA). Agriculture
Kadiwa on Wheels to make fruits, veggies available to Iloilo City residents
People residing in Iloilo City will be able to buy fresh agricultural produce right at their doorstep with the operation of ‘Kadiwa on Wheels’ beginning March 31. Agriculture
Iloilo farmers receive P9.1-M cash assistance
Amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Agriculture-Western Visayas pushed through with the distribution of P9,145,000.00 cash assistance to 1,829 farmer beneficiaries in the province of Iloilo. Agriculture
Caravan held to capacitate farmers amid sectoral issues
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas presented its programs and strategies to help local farmers in managing problems in the agri sector through an information caravan held on March 11 in Lemery, Iloilo. Agriculture
DA sees rabbit meat as potential replacement for pork
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing rabbit meat as a potential replacement of pork amid the threat posed by the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF). Agriculture
NegOcc animal raisers seen to benefit from agri SRPs
Animal raisers in Negros Occidental are set to benefit from the proposed suggested retail prices (SRPs) for agriculture products such as chicken and fish. Agriculture
Recoter urges newly licensed agriculturists to go into agribusiness
Regional Executive Director Remelyn R. Recoter of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas told the 270 newly licensed agriculturists of the region to explore agribusiness potentials during the mass oath-taking held at the University of Antique- Hamtic Campus, Feb. 17. Agriculture
Dar: ‘Eat fruits, veggies to stay healthy, fit vs nCoV’
While the global science and medical communities strive to come up with a treatment protocol and vaccine against the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Filipinos are advised to play their part in building up their immune system. Agriculture
Agri dep’t to prioritize FMR construction in red areas
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will prioritize the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in communist-insurgency affected areas across the nation as part of the national agenda to develop and improve logistics for the agriculture sector. Agriculture
