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PLGU Sulu Signs Implementation Agreement for first PRDP Enterprise Subproject

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 »

PRDP Boosts Cacao Industry in Mindanao

DA-PRDP continues to play a crucial role in elevating the cacao industry across the four (4) regions in Mindanao. To date, PRDP has poured in a total of P1.8 billion worth of investments in support of cacao through their comprehensive infrastructure and enterprise support distributed across 46 subprojects. These subprojects include the construction of farm-to-market … read more »

WB-EU Funded Projects to Benefit Tandubas Communities

TAWI-TAWI – The people of Tandubas are now experiencing a transformational change with the completion of five World Bank and European Union-funded infrastructure projects in the Barangay Sallangan, Barangay Tongbangkaw,  Barangay Tapian Sokah, and Barangay Kepeng. On February 12, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform – Philippine Rural Development Project (MAFAR-PRDP) marked a … read more »

Manolo Fortich Receives 5th Warehouse Under DA-PRDP

MANOLO FORTICH, BUKIDNON – With a vast agricultural land that the municipality has to offer, the fifth Warehouse with Multi-Purpose Drying Pavement was handed over by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project 10 (DA-PRDP 10) through Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado and PRDP Project Director to the Local Government Unit of Manolo Fortich … read more »

PRDP Mindanao’s Planning Component Meet for 2023 Assessment and 2024 Direction Setting

|PRDP Mindanao’s I-PLAN component conducted their first cluster assessment and 2024 planning workshop on January 30 – February 2, 2024 in General Santos City. With the component’s objective of strengthening the framework and linkages for the delivery of devolved but integrated agriculture and fishery services in Mindanao, the meeting was set to ensure that the … read more »

Emerging Benefits of Rubber Subproject Assess Through RAEB

DA-PRDP Caraga’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) unit spearheaded a rapid appraisal of the emerging benefits of a completed rubber production and marketing subproject implemented by the KM7 Farmers Producer Cooperative (KFPC) in Barangay Tungao, Butuan City. The RAEB, held from January 29 – February 2, aims to capture and document the socioeconomic benefits gained by … read more »

DA-PRDP 10 Breaks Ground Two I-REAP Subprojects in Bukidnon

Successive groundbreaking ceremonies were conducted by the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project 10 (DA-PRDP 10) for two IREAP subprojects (SPs) in the municipalities of Damulog and Pangantucan, Bukidnon on January 15, 2024. The ceremonies marked the start of the construction of the facilities for the Crumb Rubber Processing Facility of Migcawayan Tribal … read more »

Mindanao Enterprise and Investment Planning Teams Unite to Establish Regional Commodity Hub

With the goal of creating regional commodity hubs to focus large scale investments in Mindanao, PRDP PSO Mindanao gathered together regional enterprise and investment planning teams in Davao City to identify priority commodities for Region 11, 12 & 13. Guided by PRDP Mindanao’s Regional Project Coordination Offices, provincial and city project management and implementation officers … read more »

2nd Batch of Mindanao Regions Participate in PRDP Scale-Up Convergence Workshop

Three Regions from Region 9, Region 10, and BARMM attended the second batch of the convergence workshop on January 17-19, 2023 at Apo View Hotel, Davao City. This workshop plays an important role in identifying potential priority commodity that would be the focus of commodity hub. The Mindanao regional commodity hub scooping will map out … read more »

Overcoming Challenges for 2024

With clear targets and directions set during their first PSO-RPCOs Coordination meeting of the year, the Mindanao Cluster is ready for 2024. Each Regional Project Coordination Office gave their commitment to complete all AF2-EU funded subprojects for both I-BUILD and I-REAP after strategies to address specific issues and concerns were tackled during the plenary sessions … read more »