In preparation for the upcoming 14th World Bank Implementation Support Mission (WBISM) to the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), the Regional Project Coordinating Office 3 (RPCO 3) conducted a management meeting for the 2nd quarter of CY 2022. It was held on May 11, 2022 at the DA – Regional Field … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Wide Field Inspectorate (DA-WFI), under the designation of DA Assistant Secretary Federico E. Laciste Jr., held a field monitoring and validation from May 4-6, 2022 to various projects funded under the DA Regular Program and subprojects under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) in Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, and Aurora. … read more »

The San Sotero Primary Multi-Purpose Cooperative procured fifty (50) heads of ready-to-breed Heifer Brahmans and two (2) heads of Island Purebred Bull Brahmans which delivery was completed on April 28, 2022 to the newly-built multiplier farm in Brgy. San Sotero, Sta. Ignacia Tarlac. The total of 52 cattle-herd serves as the parent stock for breeding … read more »

Renewed hope for progress is ready to benefit farmers in the farthest barangays in the municipality of Banaue, Ifugao, as a newly opened Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) is now 100% complete. Implemented under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), together with the Municipal Local Government Unit of Banaue, the completed Anaba-Ducligan-Banao FMR, … read more »

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 »