CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – To update the Value Chain Analysis (VCA) of the swine industry in Mindanao, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project 10 (DA-PRDP 10) through the IPLAN Component spearheaded an online Scoping Session and Inception Meeting for the commodity on April 12. The session encompassed discussions on the production, … read more »

A management meeting was held at the PRDP Mindanao Project Support Office to expedite the implementation of the “Concreting of Crossing Blocon, Dalumay-Glamang farm-to-market road” in the Municipality of Magsaysay, Davao del Sur on March 19, 2024. Spanning 9.47 kilometers, this FMR project funded under Second Additional financing and European Union Co-Financing Grant (AF2-EU) is … read more »

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A two-day technical review of the proposals of the municipalities in Misamis Oriental with their subproject under the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) was conducted by the Provincial Local Government Unit of MisOr on March 20-21, in this city. MisOr Provincial Project Management and Implementation Unit … read more »

MAGSAYSAY, MIS. OR – Another IREAP facility will soon rise as the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project 10 holds a groundbreaking ceremony for the processing facility for the Coconut Sauce Processing and Marketing subproject (SP) on March 19, 2024 in Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental. The said SP, funded under Additional Financing 2 and … read more »

The PRDP Mindanao Project Support Office Social, Environmental, and Safeguards (SES) Unit spearheaded the conduct of a training on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) preparation last March 19-22, 2024 in Davao City. The training aimed to provide participants with additional skills and knowledge in preparing comprehensive EIA and IEE as well … read more »

The Project Support Office Mindanao received a plaque of appreciation from Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU) in recognition of their active partnership in the university’s research and extension undertakings that respond to the development needs of their stakeholders. PSO Mindanao Project Director and DA XI Regional Executive Director Abel James I. Monteagudo together with I-PLAN … read more »

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project RPCO 10 through Project Director and Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado holds a Cacao strategic planning workshop for cacao proponent groups on February 13-16, this city. Ameroche Caba, PRDP-PSO Organizational Development Specialist said that the output of the workshop is a valuable … read more »

TAWI-TAWI – The seaweed farmers from Barangay Dampong and Tampakan, Municipality of South Ubian, benefited from the Fish Landing and Warehouse with Solar Dryer facilities, as the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform – Philippine Rural Development Project successfully conducted the turnover ceremony on February 13, 2024. Leading the turnover ceremony was Deputy Project … read more »

In pursuit of capturing the socioeconomic benefits gained from a completed rubber subproject, DA-PRDP Caraga’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) unit spearheaded a Rapid Appraisal of the Emerging Benefits (RAEB) gained by the KM7 Farmers Producer Cooperative (KFPC) in Barangay Tungao, Butuan City. RAEB is a PRDP evaluation tool used to monitor completed infrastructure and enterprise … read more »

SULU, February 14, 2024 – Today marks the continuation of a significant partnership between the Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) of Sulu and DA-PRDP, with the signing of the Implementation Management Agreement (IMA) for the first enterprise subproject under I-REAP at the Provincial Capitol of Sulu. The IMA serves as a covenant between the PRDP … read more »