by Ericson M. Guiao, PSO North Luzon InfoACE In partnership with the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), a Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) mentorship cascading activity was held for coffee farmer proponent groups from the Cordillera and Cagayan Valley regions from October 21 to 25 in Sagada, Mountain Province. The said activity … read more »

The Improvement of Cabatacan-San Mariano-San Jose Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) in Pudtol, Apayao is set to commence as the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Scale-Up granted the green light for contract awarding to the winning bidder.  The issuance of the No Objection Letter 2 (NOL2) officially authorizes the subproject to proceed with … read more »

by Ram Bill G. Bautista, RPCO3 InfoACE The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), in partnership with the Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF), conducted the Agro-Enterprise Clustering Approach (AECA) Facilitators’ Skills Training on November 4-8 in Baguio City. The facilitator’s training is one of the key supporting activities with the DA – Farmers … read more »

by Joan D. Dapidap, RPCO1 InfoACE The Department of Agriculture (DA) – Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) through the Regional Project Coordination Office I (RPCO I), celebrated a significant milestone with the inauguration and turn over of the facility for the Peanut Production, Consolidation, and Marketing Enterprise to the Catuday Agrarian Reform Cooperative in Barangay … read more »

by Elvy T. Estacio, RPCOCAR InfoACE Farmers’ cooperatives in the Cordillera, with banana enterprise subprojects under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) participated in this year’s Banana Conference and Exhibit, held from October 17 to 18 in Davao City. Recognizing banana as one of the Philippines’ most economically significant fruit crops … read more »

by Ram Bill G. Bautista, RPCO3 Writer Enterprise proponent groups of the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Central Luzon received financial management training on October 2-4 in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. This training aims to equip them of basic competencies in overseeing the management of their financial resources. Senior Cooperative Development … read more »

by Joan Dapidap, RPCO1 Writer Providing platform to review the progress of ongoing projects, assess physical and financial accomplishments, and identify challenges faced by local government units (LGUs) and other stakeholders, the IPLAN Component of the DA-PRDP RPCO I recently held an assessment and planning workshop on October 9-10, 2024 in Baguio City. Ms. Milagros … read more »

by Elvy T. Estacio, RPCOCAR Writer The Provincial Government of Kalinga officially broke ground on a PhP256 million farm-to-market road (FMR) rehabilitation project at a ceremony held on October 10, at Pakawit, Pinukpuk, Kalinga. Implemented under the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Scale-Up, the 12.50-kilometer improvement of Pinukpuk Junction-Pakawit-Binansagan FMR is expected to … read more »

by Ram Bill G. Bautista, RPCO3 Writer The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) approved the Aurora provincial government’s proposed improvement of the 3.75-km Salay-Kadayakan farm-to-market road (FMR) which connects the towns of Dipaculao and Maria Aurora. The RPAB, composed of representatives from relevant national government agencies, … read more »

By Joan Dapidap, RPCO1 Writer Cascading best practices developed through the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) to regular program implementation relating to efficient planning to maximize investment opportunities for the agri-fishery sector from provincial to regional in scope, the IPLAN Component of the Regional Project Coordination Office I (RPCO I) conducted … read more »