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DA-PRDP Okays PhP106.60 M-worth road with bridge project in Benguet

More progress is bound for the province of Benguet as another farm-to-market road with vehicular bridge was finally issued with a No Objection Letter 2 (NOL 2) by the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) National Project Coordination Office (NPCO). The NOL 2 issuance signals the awarding of the PhP106.60 million improvement … read more »

Consultative meeting for a proposed FMR in Tuguegarao City’s eastern part held

The Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA PRDP) Project Coordination Office 2, in collaboration with the City Project Management and Implementing Unit (CPMIU) of Tuguegarao City, held a consultative meeting on July 18, 2023, at the Barangay Libag Sur Gymnasium, gathering farmers, fishermen, and barangay officials of Gosi Norte, Gosi Sur, Libag Sur, … read more »

More than Php44M tomato cold storage to rise in Ilocos Norte

A tomato cold storage facility worth Php 44.6M will soon rise in the municipality of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte which will be managed by the San Joaquin MPC. Through the I-REAP component of the Philippine Rural Development Project, the enterprise was proposed to address the lack of storage facility during harvest season in the months of … read more »

PhP5.48-M coffee consolidation, processing facility to rise in Bontoc

The Aliwes Irrigators’ Association, Inc. is another step closer to the realization of their coffee enterprise as they officially broke ground on the construction of their coffee processing center on July 20 at barangay Mainit, Bontoc, Mountain Province.  With a project cost of PhP5.48 million, the facility will support the operation of the group’s enterprise … read more »

Over PhP233M-worth DA-PRDP subprojects turned over in Kabayan, Benguet

From a stiff and narrow road to a two-lane paved road, residents of barangay Batan in Kabayan, Benguet now enjoys a smooth 15-minute ride from Halsema Highway to sitio Colong and another 15 minutes all the way down to sitio Ambakian. Implemented under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) and the … read more »

Welcoming the digital age of agriculture marketing

The Philippines takes pride in its agri-fishery sector with its vast agriculture landscape and abundant aquatic resources. Hence, it is considered as one of the main sectors of the economy. With the agriculture industry being the country’s main food source, many would say that there is a constant market need in agribusiness. Amidst the growing … read more »

Coffee emerges as cluster’s top commodity linked to PRDP interventions

Out of the twenty-four (24) agri-fishery commodities covered in the Provincial Commodity Investment Plans (PCIPs) of the 23 provinces and a city in the North Luzon Cluster, coffee emerged as the leading commodity with the highest total cost of intervention support from the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP). Thirty-five (35) subprojects, … read more »

DA-PRDP-supported farmer groups expand market, income through market linkage, access to financing

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project has been instrumental in empowering farmers and developing the agriculture sector in rural communities. Through its technical assistance, the PRDP initiated market connections and credit facilitations, enabling farmer groups and associations with enterprise subprojects to expand their market reach and increase their income. Through the I-REAP … read more »

North Luzon Cluster bares first sem accomplishments, progress in project implementation

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development (DA-PRDP) North Luzon Cluster poses a positive trajectory of its overall project implementation across the four regions as the cluster accomplished and delivered some of its targets in the year’s first half. This was revealed during the conduct of assessment activity from January 21-22 in Baguio City, … read more »

PGs trained on potato tuber management

Enterprise Proponent Groups (PGs) implemented under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) were trained on potato tuber management from July 8-9 in Baguio City. The trainees were representatives from the following PGs with completed and operational enterprise subprojects on the production of potato tubers: SRT La Trinidad Cooperative of Benguet and … read more »