Pilar, Sorsogon – The Samahang Mandaragat ng Barangay Inapugan (SMBI) members carried out their third Milkfish harvest on their Microenterprise subproject despite the chilly and rainy weather. The Milkfish Culture Microenterprise subproject was financed by the Philippine Rural Development Project-Global and Environment Facility (PRDP-GEF) to give members of the proponent group (PG) extra means of … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA -PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) Bicol conducted simultaneous trainings on subproject monitoring for community beneficiaries of two infrastructure development (I-BUILD) subprojects in Cawayan and Placer, Masbate on February 7 to 8, 2023. A team from DA-PRDP RPCO Bicol’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Unit, I-BUILD … read more »

The Bicol Economic Development Committee (EDC) endorsed the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Scale-Up to the Regional Development Council (RDC) for inclusion in the Regional Development Investment Program 2023 to 2028 on February 28, 2022. In a Special EDC Meeting held via Zoom, PRDP Scale-Up was subsequently endorsed to the Investment … read more »

A mango processing facility of the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) and the Magsasakang Tanaueño Agricultural Marketing Cooperative (MTAMC) in Brgy. Janopol Oriental, Tanauan City, Batangas began its operations. This is part of the Tanauan City Mango Trading and Processing Enterprise subproject, which aims to increase the income of local mango … read more »

Members of the Malbog Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Buenavista, Marinduque started their business venture of adding arrowroot cookies to their product offerings by undergoing a Product Development Workshop in the Marinduque Arrowroot Processing Facility, Gasan, Marinduque, last February 15-17, 2023. The said workshop was conducted to equip the proponent group in the operational process from harvesting … read more »

Two farm-to-market roads (FMR) aimed at improving the quality of transportation and hauling of agricultural products are now being constructed in Agoncillo, Batangas and Tagkawayan, Quezon. The FMR projects are funded under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) which aims to improve food security and strengthen the agriculture and fisheries sector … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO)  Bicol announced its call for research, capacity building and convergence proposals for funding under the PRDP Planning at the Local and National Levels (I-PLAN) for CY 2024 implementation. During the DA-PRDP RPCO Bicol Subcomponent 1.2 Research Orientation for SUCs held … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) MIMAROPA closed the year 2022 with a total of 43 physically completed subprojects amounting to PhP926.07 million (M), this is based on the report of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Unit during the PSO-RPCO Year-End Assessment and Planning Workshop held … read more »

The Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC) led by the National Economic Development Authority – CALABARZON (NEDA 4A) commended the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordination (RPCO) CALABARZON and the local government of Sampaloc, Quezon for the prompt, efficient, and effective implementation of the Mamala-Taquico-Caldong Farm-to-Market Road (FMR). The RPMC … read more »

In the mountainous and rural areas of Guinayangan, Quezon, coffee has long been thriving as a commodity cultivated, traded, and consumed by farmers and locals alike. However, while coffee is already providing a steady stream of income for farmers, mainly through trading, locals envision a more productive coffee industry in their municipality.  “Karamihan kasi ng … read more »