The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project Scale-Up (DA-PRDP Scale-Up) is set to be implemented in the CALABARZON region in 2024 after being approved by the CALABARZON Regional Development Council of the National Economic Development Authority. The DA-PRDP Scale-Up of the DA and the World Bank is the expanded version of the DA-PRDP … read more »

Abaca cultivation is the basic source of income of Florinda Onan, 70, and her husband, Alpio, 64, of Brgy. Panique in Caramoran, Catanduanes. To transport their produce to Brgy. Sabangan, they used to travel for three hours via motorcycle with a  top-down sidecar. “We were accustomed to a narrow road, but because the unpaved road … read more »

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) MIMAROPA’s Regional Development Council (RDC) approved the implementation of PRDP Scale-Up during their Second Quarter Full Council Meeting in Pasay City on June 2. Following this endorsement, it was resolved that PRDP Scale-Up shall be included in the investment program of the Department of Agriculture and the Regional … read more »

This year, the first coffee processing facility in Santa Maria, Laguna, will be constructed. The facility is part of the Coffee Processing and Marketing in Santa Maria, Laguna enterprise subproject co-funded by the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project and the Juan Santiago Agriculture Cooperative (JSACOOP), a group of local coffee farmers. The … read more »

All Provincial Development Councils (PDCs) in CALABARZON endorsed the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Scale-Up to the CALABARZON Regional Development Council (RDC) of the National Economic Development Authority – a big step for the project to be implemented successfully in the region. The PDC comprises local chief executives, Provincial Association of … read more »

Barangays Cawit and Tugos are two of the farthest barangays from the town proper in the town of Boac. Aside from the distance, the rocky terrain that leads to the market adds to the struggles of coconut farmers in the area. With the start of construction of the PhP86 million PRDP farm to market road … read more »

The local government unit (LGU) of Sampaloc, Quezon, received a certificate of recognition from the Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC) of the National Economic Development Authority for their exemplary implementation of the Mamala-Taquico-Caldong Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) co-funded by the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP).  Led by National Economic and Development Authority … read more »

The Provincial Project Management Implementation Unit (PPMIU) of Camarines Norte, in collaboration with I-PLAN Bicol, conducted a Joint Technical Review for pineapple to amend the Provincial Commodity Investment Plan (PCIP) for the updated value chain for pineapple on May 11, 2023. The PCIP was approved and issued a No Objection Letter (NOL) on March 14, … read more »

Calamianes Seaweed Marketing Cooperative, the proponent group of the seaweed production and post-harvest facility subproject in Coron, Palawan, now prepares for the procurement of the seaweed production materials from the first tranche of the PhP 14.99 million subproject through a procurement and financial management training with the Philippine Rural Development Project Regional Project Coordination Office … read more »

Farming is one of the earliest sources of income in Brgy. Sto. Niño and Brgy. Piña in Taysan, Batangas. Rich in natural resources and agricultural lands, the barangays continuously produce and market coconut, bananas, and mangoes to this day, strengthening the economy and food security in Taysan. However, there is a looming risk to the … read more »