The Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) continues to positively impact the live of farmers and fisherfolk in Mindanao with infrastructure subprojects under the Second Additional Financing and European Union Co-Financing Grant (AF2-EU). The AF2-EU has allowed DA-PRDP to accommodate the increase demands from the Mindanao agri-fishery sector not just for farm-to-market roads … read more »

The development partners of Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), the World Bank (WB) and European Union (EU) team, enjoyed the aromatic coffee of the Bagobo Tagabawa tribe of the Tibolo Farm Workers Association (TIFWA) during the I-REAP subproject visit in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur on the last day of the 15th WB ISM to … read more »

The World Bank and European Union visited the on-going farm-to-market road (FMR) in Malalag, Davao del Sur during the 15th WB-EU Implementation Support Mission in Mindanao on April 18, 2023. The P103 million “Rehabilitation of Ibo-Pitu, Malalag FMR” is a 5.99 kilometer road that is funded under the World Bank’s second additional financing and European … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP), the World Bank (WB) and the European Union (EU) visited the chocolate processing project of I-REAP in San Francisco, Panabo City, Davao del Norte as part of the 15th WB Implementation Support Mission to the PRDP.   During the consultation, the WB headed by task … read more »

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project 10 (DA_PRDP 10), in partnership with the PPMIU Misamis Oriental, conducted an orientation on the upscaling of the DA-PRDP. Twenty one (21) LGUs from Misamis Oriental attended the orientation and signified interest in availing of subprojects under the scale-up such as … read more »

The World Bank and the European Union continue to support the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) through the Second Additional Financing Loan from World Bank and the European Union Co-Financing Grant to expand the coverage and provide more enterprise and infrastructure development projects in rural communities in Mindanao. The $280 million (PHP … read more »

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) and development partner, World Bank (WB) held a one-day visit to Barangays Polo and Cannery Site in Polomolok, South Cotabato to check on the progress of I-REAP subprojects’ implementation as part of the 15th WB Implementation Support Mission to the DA-PRDP on April 14, 2023. … read more »

The Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) together with the Regional Project Coordination Office XI (RPCO XI), and Provincial Government of Davao del Sur officially inaugaurates today, April 14, 2023 the Rehabilitation of Waterfall-Osmeña Farm to Market road with Pre-sressed Concrete Girder Bridge in Davao del Sur. This agri-infra subproject is composed of … read more »

The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) together with the World Bank (WB) and European Union (EU) officially marked the start of the 15th World Bank Implementation Support Mission (WISM) on April 11, 2023. The Kick-Off Meeting was led by DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban, WB Task Team Leader Mio Takada, Head of … read more »

Coffee farmer-beneficiaries of enterprise subprojects implemented by the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) underwent a five-day training on Good Agricultural Practices on Coffee Production and Processing in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat.This endeavor is part of the capacitation efforts for farmer groups involved in PRDP subproject implementation. The training program aims to develop the knowledge and skills … read more »