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Mayoyao FMR reaches 100% completion, provides better-quality and safer access

With the completion of the “Improvement of the Junction-Alimit-Nattum Farm-to-Market Road,” residents of the barangays covered by the road project are now assured of a better-quality and safer access road. Implemented under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) and the Provincial Local Government Unit of Ifugao, the completed 4.96-kilometer FMR subproject … read more »

RPCO3 lays disbursement, subprojects’ targets for 2022 during mid-year assessment

To evaluate the disbursement and the subprojects’ status in the region, the DA-PRDP Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) 3 led the Mid-Year Assessment with the Provincial, City, and Municipal Project Management and Implementation Units (P/C/MPMIU) in the region last July 6, 2022 in Subic, Zambales. The activity aims to assess the overall implementation of the … read more »

PGs in CAR trained on geomapping and governance tools

Around 30 members of Proponent Groups (PGs) of new Enterprise Development (I-REAP) subprojects underwent a training on the application of geomapping and governance tools from July 13-14, 2022 in Baguio City. The trainees came from several Farmer Cooperatives and Associations with new I-REAP subprojects proposed for funding under the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project … read more »

RPCO 3 I-PLAN component holds enhanced operations manual orientation, introduces climate risk factors into PCIP

As one of the initiatives of the DA-PRDP to roll out the I-PLAN Enhanced Operations Manual (e-OM), the Regional Project Coordinating Office 3 (RPCO 3) with the North Luzon Cluster Project Support Office (PSO) I-PLAN counterparts convened an orientation on the e-OM and capacity development on the climate risk and resiliency integration to the Provincial … read more »

DA-PRDP SES Unit holds 2nd quarter assessment, coord meeting

The Social and Environmental Safeguards (SES) Unit of the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) North Luzon cluster held its second quarter assessment and coordination meeting from June 27 to July 1, 2022 at Sta. Ana, Cagayan. On the first day of the meeting, Project Support Office (PSO) SES Unit Head, Emmanuel … read more »

RPCO 2 conducts RAEB in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya

To determine the impact and success of the emerging benefits of the subproject, the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project Regional Project Coordination Office 2 (DA PRDP RPCO 2), in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya, jointly conducted a Rapid Appraisal of the Emerging Benefits (RAEB) of Mandarin Production and Marketing Enterprise … read more »

New completed FMR seen to drive agri growth in Flora, supports efforts to end local insurgency

Residents from the far-off barangays of Flora, Apayao are now starting to reap the benefits of the improved Sta. Maria-Mallig-Upper Atok Farm-to-Market Road (FMR). Implemented under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) and the Provincial Local Government Uni (PLGU) of Apayao, the 11.8-kilometer road project attained a 100% physical accomplishment rate … read more »

DA-PRDP North Luzon procurement unit coordination meeting held

A procurement coordination meeting was recently held by the Project Support Office (PSO) Procurement Unit of the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) North Luzon Cluster with its counterparts from the Regional Project Coordination Offices (CAR, 1, 2 and 3) from June 22 – 24, 2022 at Subic, Zambales. According to PSO … read more »

GAP for quality coffee production strengthens Proponent Groups in Benguet

The training series on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for quality coffee production of specialty arabica was continued in two batches for the Proponent Groups (PGs) of the Benguet Arabica Coffee Enterprise (BACE), a subproject implemented under the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP). Held from June 14-16 and June 21-23, the farm-to-cup coffee learning … read more »

DA-PRDP North Luzon staff undergoes digital marketing training and workshop

To further capacitate the staff in the Project Support Office (PSO) North Luzon cluster and the Regional Project Coordination Offices (RPCOs) involved in the provision of technical assistance to various Proponent Groups (PGs), the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) conducted a digital marketing training and workshop from June 15 – 17, … read more »