The provincial government of Nueva Ecija held the groundbreaking ceremony of the 120,000-bag capacity onion cold storage subproject with a total worth of P210 million under the infrastructure development (I-BUILD) component of the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) in the Science City of Munoz on March 24, 2023. In his message, … read more »

A 60,000 bags capacity Onion Cold Storage Facility amounting to 99.9 million pesos will soon rise in Talavera, Nueva Ecija. This will address lack of access to cold storage and post-harvest facility. The ground breaking ceremony was led by Philippine Rural Development Project Regional Project Coordination Office 3 (PRDP-RPCO 3) Project Director Dr. Arthur Dayrit, … read more »

As the newly appointed DA-PRDP Regional Project Director, Dr. Arthur D. Dayrit conducted monitoring visits to completed I-REAP or enterprise subprojects in Central Luzon, particularly in Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, and Zambales from January to February 2023. During his visits, Dayrit inspected the trading and custom service facilities and multiplier farms acquired by the proponent … read more »

The IPLAN Component of the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA PRDP) Coordination Office 2 spearheaded the harmonization meeting and commodity Investment Plan Updating Workshop at the DA CVRC, Baligatan, City of Ilagan, April 26-28, 2023.  The representatives of the Provincial and City Project Management and Implementing Units of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, … read more »

Solana, Cagayan — After earning approval from the Regional Project Advisory Board last October 2022, the Cagayan Seed Producers Multi-purpose Cooperative (CSPMC) and Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA PRDP) held a groundbreaking ceremony on the civil works of the Aromatic and Pigmented Rice Production and Marketing Enterprise on April 24, 2023, Villa … read more »

Planning and preparations for the approaching implementation of the PRDP Scale-Up are underway in the North Luzon cluster, as orientations are already being conducted and proposed subprojects are being validated by the Project Support Office in constant coordination with partner implementing offices across the four regions. Some local government units at the provincial, municipal, and … read more »

As part of the 15th World Bank Implementation Support Mission to the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project, the World Bank and National Project Coordination Office (NPCO) team embarked on a trip to the province of Tarlac to visit two (2) enterprise subprojects located in the municipalities of Moncada and La Paz, yesterday, … read more »

In line with the goals of boosting farmers’ income and market reach through digital space, four (4) cooperatives, one from each region, showcased their agricultural products and processes on e-Merkado, the digital marketing strategy of the DA-PRDP North Luzon Cluster. This was done through a virtual product exposition with Facebook as the primary social media … read more »

As the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) scales-up in providing viable agri-enterprises and infrastructures in the Cordillera, the project’s I-PLAN (Local & National Level Planning) component continues to take steps in promoting three-way partnership among the DA, local government units (LGUs), and private sector in planning, programming, and improving the delivery … read more »

As most of the livelihood activities in the Cordillera are agriculture-based, inculcating rural entrepreneurship among farm families through Farmer Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) can broaden their income opportunities. With enterprise support from the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project’s (DA-PRDP) I-REAP (Enterprise Development) Component, investments that restore and improve food availability, accessibility and … read more »