The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office-CAR (RPCO-CAR) formally started the data gathering activities for the development of the Hog Value Chain Analysis (VCA). Held from March 22-24 and March 29-31 in Mountain Province and Benguet respectively, the RPCO-CAR conducted guided surveys, key informant interviews, and focus group … read more »

Tarlac City– The technical team of the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) convened on March 8-9, 2022 to review the business plan of the proposed subproject in support to dairy industry. Officers from the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO-3), and Project Support Office (PSO) North Luzon attended the review in person, … read more »

Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Php 205, 457, 351. 31 farm-to-market (fmr) road funded under the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA PRDP) that will boost the thriving citrus industry in Kasibu, Nueva, Vizcaya, March 18. Dar said the FMR is underway for construction because the industry … read more »

Finance Units of the Project Support Office (PSO) and Regional Project Coordination Offices (RPCOs) in North Luzon Cluster of the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) undergo a Financial Management Training from March 15-18, 2022 at El Cielito Inn, Baguio City. The activity was spearheaded by the National Project Coordination Office (NPCO) … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Project Support Office (PSO) North Luzon cluster, through its I-REAP Component, has started conducting reviews of various enterprise subproject proposals from the different regions in the cluster. At least five (5) proposed business plans/enterprises are scheduled to undergo Joint Technical Reviews (JTR) to be facilitated … read more »

The Santiago Amos Credit Cooperative Development Cooperative (SACDECO) is undergoing a Business Plan Workshop for Tilapia Fingerlings Production Enterprise as identified and prioritized under the Provincial Commodity Investment Plan, March 8-11, 2021, at Sicat Hotel, Calaocan, Santiago City. Representatives from the Department of Agriculture — Philippine Rural Development Project (DA PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office … read more »

From the development of commodity industry value chains analysis reports translated into the Provincial Commodity Investment Plans (PCIPs), P1, 670, 038, 585 worth of public and private investments has been recorded, a report said. The PCIP, a tool of the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), assisted the Provincial Project Management and Implementation … read more »

The Municipal Local Government of Aguinaldo in Ifugao can now proceed with the bidding of the proposed improvement of Ubao-Manaot Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) after receiving the green light from the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP). Through the DA-PRDP National Project Coordination Office (NPCO), the FMR subproject was issued with a No … read more »

Over the past few years, local coffee roasters have been steadily working to improve the cup quality of their coffee, like the Sagada Arabica Coffee Growers and Processors Organization (SAGPO) in Sagada, Mountain Province, now also known as the Sagada Roasterie. While the coffee stayed consistent, it stayed too consistent. Coffee production was there, still … read more »

In recognition of the exemplary performance of the Regional Project Coordination Offices (RPCO) and the commendable delivery of service of staff throughout the cluster in 2021, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Project Support Office (PSO) North Luzon held a Cluster Awarding Ceremony at the Subic Bay Travelers Hotel, Olongapo City, … read more »