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SK Governor Spearheads Support for Coffee Convergence

A brighter future for coffee is in the horizon with new projects that the Provincial Local Government is planning to implement to boost the coffee industry. One of this big ticket projects is the P2.1 million worth coffee data profiling project to be funded by DA-PRDP under IPLAN subcomponent 1.2. The Province of Sultan Kudarat … read more »

EMPOWERING THE CITIZEN MONITORING TEAM

The PRDP road project beneficiaries and barangay officials were empowered and energized after learning their duties and responsibilities as members of the Citizen Monitoring Team (CMT) during the training conducted by the RPCO XI led by the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Unit. The CMT training involves the citizens to become part in the monitoring and … read more »

Mainstreaming PRDP Innovations: Building on the Foundation of Best Practices

Since 2014, the Philippine Rural Development Project has been impacting the lives of farmers and fisherfolk throughout rural communities in the country. The successful implementation of their subprojects and interventions aimed at improving production and increasing the incomes of their beneficiaries was achieved through market-driven and science-based approaches which have been established in PRDP. In … read more »

IREAP Mindanao Cluster Gears up for Better Project Implementation

The IREAP Component of PRDP Mindanao Cluster together with representatives from different components gathered in Davao City for the PRDP I-REAP Mindanao Cluster Performance Evaluation cum Planning ang Retooling Workshop on July 18-22,2022. PSO Mindanao I-REAP Component Head Ronnie John Yulo presented the rationale of the activity which will include updates on the completion of … read more »

One Dav Nor aligns with One DA

The strong support of the Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) of Davao del Norte led to the successful implementation of three big subprojects of DA-PRDP worth P337.5 million. It was a triple celebration after two infrastructure subprojects under the I-BUILD component and one enterprise subproject under the IREAP component were officially turned over by the … read more »

San Isidro Co-op receives P9 million support to boost tablea processing

The San Isidro Cacao Producers Cooperative (SICAPCO) in San Isidro, Davao Oriental is now ready to produce more quality cacao tablea after it received P9 million worth of support for the “Enhancement of Table Processing and Marketing Enterprise” subproject. SICAPCO Manager Victorano Orot Sr. said that they started on their cacao journey after they received … read more »

Cacao Processing Facilities Turns Over to ZDN Cooperatives

The P11 million worth of cacao processing facilities were turned over to two cooperatives in Zamboanga del Norte last June 16 & 17, 2022. These facilities include 2 multi-purpose buildings, 2 fermentation houses and 3 solar dryers which comprise the infrastructure component of the “Cacao Primary Processing and Trading” subproject of Sindangan FACOMA Multi-Purpose Cooperative … read more »

PRDP Projects’ Resilience Shines Through In World Class Infra & Crisis Response

RPCO CARAGA’s infrastructure projects and crisis response earned praise from the World Bank Team in their latest review. This was during the Mindanao Cluster presentation for the 14th World Bank Implementation Support Mission to the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (14th WBISM) which included an update on the rehabilitation efforts for RPCO CARAGA’s … read more »

Stimulating further development in ZamPen Calamansi Industry

The Department of Agriculture PRDP RPCO 9 IPLAN Component partnered and collaborated with key players of the calamansi industry in the region to prepare the Zamboanga Peninsula Calamansi Value Chain Analysis (VCA) and Competitiveness Strategy. Calamansi is among the emerging commodities of the region which needs support for further development and sustain the growth and … read more »

Stakeholders gather for Soybean VCA Consultation

The Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) conducted a Regional Soybean Value Chain Analysis (VCA) consultation with soya farmers, buyers/traders, and processors on June 7, 2022. The consultation was a result of a series of activities such as the Key Informant Interviews (KII) with various soybean industry players and the data consolidation and … read more »