While the trend in the swine industry continues to lean towards large farms, there is still a chunk of opportunity for most of the farmers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) via backyard swine raising as a secondary source of income. Back in 2016, one cooperative located at Barangay Bashoy, Kabayan, Benguet proposed swine raising … read more »

The Bacarra Zanjera Irrigators Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BZIMPC) in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte continues to experience a stream of benefits, after being granted an I-REAP subproject from the Department Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP). This was determined during the 5-day Rapid Appraisal of Emerging Benefits (RAEB) jointly conducted by the Project Support Office (PSO) North … read more »

As part of the mainstreaming efforts of good practices and innovative tools implemented under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) to the regular offices of the Department of Agriculture (DA), a financial data management portal was developed by the Project Support Office (PSO) North Luzon cluster that will be implemented and utilized under the Field … read more »

In preparation for the upcoming 14th World Bank Implementation Support Mission (WB-ISM), the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Project Support Office (PSO) North Luzon Cluster, together with the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) 1, conducted pre-mission activities from May 4 to 6, 2022 in the Ilocos region, where selected infrastructure and … read more »

Significant emerging benefits from the completed 6.48-kilometer Rehabilitation of the Tubigay-Baracbac-Nacullooban Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) in the municipality of Sinait, Ilocos Sur were determined by a team from the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), following a series of interviews with selected key project beneficiaries conducted from April 18-22, 2022. To determine the … read more »

Set to bid on the Improvement of the Ubao-Manaot Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) subproject under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), the Municipal Local Government Unit (MLGU) of Aguinaldo, Ifugao underwent a training on World Bank Procurement Guidelines from March 23-24, 2022. The activity was intended to train the Bids and Awards … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) has switched on the green light to award the contract for the improvement of the 6.168-kilometer Banneng-Darulog-Bawac Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) in Tanudan, Kalinga. Through the DA-PRDP National Project Coordination Office (NPCO), the FMR subproject was issued with a No Objection Letter 2 (NOL2) on April … read more »

The road to development continues in Tanudan, Kalinga, as the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), together with the provincial government of Kalinga, officially broke ground the Improvement of Banneng-Darulog-Bawac Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) on April 22, 2022. The 6.168-km FMR, with a cost of PhP138.62 million, will cover barangay Callaccad in Tabuk City, and … read more »

One of the most highly anticipated infrastructure subprojects under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) in the Province of Ilocos Sur is the Construction of Cabaroan-Silag-Pacang (CASIPA) Bridge with Approaches. The bridge will connect six (6) barangays to the provincial road and provide better access to transportation, city services, and government interventions. Aside from improved … read more »

Castillejos, Zambales– PRDP- RPCO 3 staffs led by Action Officer Maricel L. Dullas together with the PPMIU Head of Zambales Engr. Edwin Ebdane and staffs attended the blessing and turnover of the IREAP subproject “CUSTOM SERVICE FACILITIES FOR PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF SWEETPOTATO” to the Proponent Group Nagbayan Sweet Potato Farmers Agriculture Cooperative. Today, March … read more »