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DA awards outstanding UOA graduates »
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur—In support to rice production and productivity particularly among the marginal farmers, the Department of Agriculture conducted a University-on-the-Air (UOA) on Animal Health Care for Rice Draft Animals. Carabaos (domestic water buffalo), known as the farmers’ best friend and for some, cattle, are useful animals during land preparation and other farming [...]
DA boosts fishing activity in Lake Lanao »
BORAKIS, BALINDONG, Balindong, Lanao del Sur/17 April 2012 by Sherwin Manual—Maranaos here have better reason to get up early, sail and do their fishing activity. This after the fisherfolk community were granted their new boats and fishing gear to boost their sluggish fishing livelihood. “For a long time, many of us were fishermen without a [...]
MRDP gathers Minda people’s orgs on 11 May »
DAVAO CITY, Philippines/17 April 2012 by Ma. Lucille A. Branzuela—The Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) will be hosting this year’s biggest gathering of people’s organizations (PO) in Mindanao. Dubbed as MRDP PO Congress, the said activity which coincides with the annual farmers’ month celebration will be conducted on May 11 in Davao City and will [...]
Farmers Strategic Planning Workshops set in ZaNorte »
DIPOLOG CITY, Philippines/02 February 2012–Two Cassava strategic Planning workshops will be conducted in Zamboanga del Norte on 7-8 February at Dapatan, Manukan and 9-10 February in Miatan, Katipunan. The activity is spearheaded by six municipalities namely; Dipolog, Dapitan, Polanco, Katipunan, Roxas and Manukan ( DDPKaRoMa) chaired by the Provincial Governor, Atty. Rolando E. Yebes in [...]
WB: DA program boosts income of poor in Mindanao »
DAVAO CITY, Philippines/02 February 2012 by Sherwin Manual–The World Bank has seen 15.46 percent rise of the poor’s income in Mindanao as effect of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) rural program. WB lead rural development specialist Carolina Figueroa-Geron told reporters in a press briefing held recently in Davao City that DA’s Mindanao Rural Development Program [...]
