The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) in Bicol gained the support of a private sector in the Province of Camarines Sur to boost the efficiency of the agriculture sector in the region. During the Investment Forum and PRDP Scale-Up Orientation to Local Government Units in Camarines Sur, Kristan Karl Malazarte, president … read more »

Food safety and security should go hand in hand. This was underscored by Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Bicol Deputy Project Director Adelina Losa during the groundbreaking ceremony of the DA-PRDP-funded AA slaughterhouse for Calabanga, Camarines Sur held on January 18, 2024 in this municipality.   “Dapat nag-iiba iba ang food security … read more »

The Municipality of Mansalay in Oriental Mindoro broke ground for the Concreting of Brgy. Teresita – Brgy. Waygan – Brgy. Balugo Farm to Market Road (FMR), a 6.54-kilometer-long access road that aims to provide a safe, convenient, and cost-effective road for the residents of three barangays, January 17, 2024. This Php149.78 million-worth subproject will benefit … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Bicol intensified its call for rural enterprise development proposals and is inviting farmers and fishers cooperatives and associations (FCAs), FCA clusters and local government units (LGUs) to avail of agricultural and fishery productivity enhancement interventions under the DA-PRDP Scale-Up Enterprise Development (I-REAP) component.  During the … read more »

The year 2024 is off to a great start for farmers in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro as two infrastructure subprojects from the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) are completed and ready for usage in support of the coconut and swine industry in the municipality. The Concreting and Opening of Sta. Isabel Farm-to-Market … read more »

Towards a more improved response to the agriculture and fisheries sector, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) CALABARZON trained representatives of various offices and programs of the DA Regional Field Office CALABARZON (DA-4A) on the development of a climate-resilient agro-industry oriented value chain analysis (I-VCA). This … read more »

Five Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) enterprise proponent groups completed their training on Food Processing and Safety by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) CALABARZON and the DA-PRDP CALABARZON. The three-part training aims to help the groups apply for a License to Operate (LTO) from the Food and Drug Administration … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Project Support Office (PSO) South Luzon lauded the outstanding performance and commendable delivery of service of the Regional Project Coordination Offices (RPCOs) for 2023 during the PSO-RPCO Year-End Assessment on December 5-6, 2023 in Nasugbu, Batangas. RPCO Bicol took the spotlight during the awards ceremony, … read more »

The Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA PRDP) Planning at the Local and National Levels (I-PLAN) Bicol recognized its top-performing provincial partners and inter-agency convergence supporters during the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) V Provincial Project Management and Implementation Unit (PPMIU) I-PLAN 2023 Year-End Assessment and 2024 Strategic Planning. DA PRDP I-PLAN Bicol … read more »

Before 2023 comes to an end, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project Regional Project Coordination Office CALABARZON (DA-PRDP 4A) assessed and reflected on its accomplishments and activities this year.  The infrastructure component reported a total of 28 approved subprojects costing Php 2.66 B. Meanwhile, the enterprise component also has a total of … read more »