Preliminary activities have been conducted to effectively validate farmer associations and cooperatives as Proponent Groups (PG) of new enterprise development subprojects for funding under the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP). The PG validation intends to evaluate the organizational and financial capabilities of farmer groups that intend to propose enterprise subprojects for PRDP … read more »

Cuyapo, NUEVA ECIJA – The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) together with the Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija led the groundbreaking ceremony on January 27, 2021 in Barangay Bonifacio, here to officially start the construction of the civil works for the Consolidation and Marketing of Goats Multiplier Farm and Contract Growing … read more »

Subic Bay, ZAMBALES – The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) in partnership with the Magbukun Agro Eco Ventures, Inc., partner and attached agencies are on the works in developing portions of ancestral domain of the Indigenous People (IPs) situated in Sitio Kanawan, Brgy. Binaritan, Morong Bataan to allow sustainable and inclusive … read more »

San Ildefonso, BULACAN – The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) ramps up the completion of the P50 million farm-to-market road (FMR) that will help enhance connectivity and ease transportation in the area. A joint site inspection was recently conducted by the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO 3) led by … read more »

Carranglan, NUEVA ECIJA – The construction of Post-Harvest Facility for Aromatic Pigmented Rice of the Department of Agriculture -Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) thru the Enterprise Component recently registered 65% physical progress and is expected to operate this year. Spearheaded by the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO 3), the joint inspection which was conducted on … read more »

As a way to engage project ownership and transparency, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) conducted a two-day Citizens’ Monitoring Tool (CMT) Training held separately in Bagac Bataan and Castillejos, Zambales on February 2-3 2021. The CMT Training was spearheaded by the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO 3) in cooperation with … read more »

A new tracking system developed through the joint efforts of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Cashier units of Project Support Office North Luzon will now provide easier access in monitoring the progress billing status of subprojects. The online portal maximizes free services offered by Google Sheets and is available for public viewing and downloading, … read more »

As more enterprise subprojects progress into implementation stage, the I-REAP component looks into working on more strategic plans towards project sustainability Following safety protocols, the North Luzon I-REAP component held its first NPCO-PSO-RPCO coordination meeting of the year, with representatives from all components and units both virtually and on-site on January 20-22 in Subic, Zambales. … read more »

Cabanatuan City, NUEVA ECIJA – The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) jumpstarted this year by conducting its first business plan preparation and workshop for the proposed subproject – Establishment of Onion Cold Storage (Consolidation and Marketing) in Bongabon held from January 7-8, 2021 at the Harvest Hotel, here. Spearheaded by … read more »

The completion of agricultural infrastructure subprojects have contributed to the improved farming, transport and market systems of many farmers across the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). At present, the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) poured in a total of P2.65 billion (B) with 49 infrastructure subprojects in CAR. Of the 49 approved subprojects, … read more »