by Ram Bill G. Bautista, RPCO3 InfoACE The proposed 3.7-kilometer improvement of the Burgos-Salazar farm-to-market road (FMR) with a 27-meter concrete bridge by the municipal government of Carranglan, Nueva Ecija received the approval of the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Central Luzon Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) during the deliberation held … read more »

by Elvy T. Estacio, RPCO-CAR InfoACE The Cordillera Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) has approved infrastructure subprojects totalling Php634 million for funding under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Scale-Up. The approval of these subprojects took place during a meeting held on December 12, 2024, at the DA-CAR Conference Hall in … read more »

by Elvy T. Estacio, RPCO-CAR InfoACE, with notes from Johnwayne Tosay (DA-PRDP Cordillera I-PLAN) To strengthen Abra’s agricultural resilience to climate change, planners and agriculturists from the province’s local government units convened in Bangued, Abra from November 12 to 15, 2024. The workshop, facilitated by the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional … read more »

by Elvy T. Estacio, RPCO-CAR InfoACE Some members of the Sagada Arabica Coffee Growers and Processors Organization (SACGPO) joined a three-day exchange visit earlier this month to the Curve Coffee Farm in Pangantucan, Bukidnon, and the Curve Coffee Roastery and BCAA Cupping Laboratory in Manila. Held from November 5 to 7, 2024, the exchange visit, … read more »

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 »