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Capacitating Caraga’s Coffee Farmers

In the interest of capacitating coffee farmers on the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for coffee, DA-PRDP’s Enterprise component or I-REAP gathered Lead Proponent Groups (LPGs) and their Cluster Members (CMs) from Regions 12 and 13 to participate in the Training on Good Agricultural Practices for Coffee in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat from March 27 – 30, … read more »

Malibacao Agriculture Cooperative Enhances Business Skills Through CapDev

MAGUINDANAO – To enhance support to the coffee business enterprise, the Malibacao Agriculture Cooperative received a Training Workshop on Capacity Development and Business Continuity Planning held at Barangay Malibacao, South Upi. On March 29-31, the Regional Project Coordination Office BARMM, through Investment for Rural Enterprise for Agri-fishery Productivity (I-REAP) component, conducted the activity to address … read more »

DA-BAFE STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP WITH LGUs FOR EXPANDED AGRI-INFRA

The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Engineering (DA-BAFE), in partnership with the Office of Congressman John Tracy F. Cagas of Davao Del Sur, conducted a Mechanization and Infrastructure Forum with Local Government Units (LGUs) on March 28 in Digos City. The activity is focused on the coordination of Local Chief Executives … read more »

EU,WB Team Meet PRDP Mindanao Project Beneficiaries

The European Union and World Bank Team met with five farmer beneficiary groups through PRDP Mindanao’s online platform on March 28, 2023. Through PRDP Mindanao’s online knowledge sharing platform, the Mindanao Online C.A.F.E. or the Convergence for Agriculture and Fisheries Enterprise, the European Union led by their Head of Cooperation Christoph Wagner and the World … read more »

Coffee Processing Warehouse to Rise Soon for TIFWA

A coffee postharvest and storage facility worth P12 million will soon rise as part of the Green Coffee Beans Processing and Marketing Enterprise project of the Tibolo Farm Workers Association (TIFWA) in the municipality of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. To jump start the project, the RPCO XI conducted a pre-construction conference participated by the … read more »

Dav Sur Preps for PRDP Mission

The Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project conducted a joint NPCO-PSO-RPCO site visit at Malalag, Davao del Sur in preparation for the 15th World Bank Mission on March 22 & 23, 2023. The team composed of members from the I-BUILD, GGU, SES, M&E and InfoAce visited the site of the “Rehabilitation of Ibo-Pitu, Malalag … read more »

Paving the Road to a Food Secure Bangsamoro

Road connectivity in the Province of Sulu has been a longstanding issue for rural communities. For years, farmers and fisherfolk in these areas struggled to transport their products to market due to the lack of accessible roads. With the construction of MAFAR-PRDP’s first farm-to-market road in the Municipality of Lugus also comes the opening up … read more »

Project Support Office Mindanao Presents First Quarter Accomplishments, Lessons Learned

Constant updating and monitoring of subproject implementation play a critical role in ensuring that DA-PRDP stays on track in meeting their deliverables on time. In his message, PRDP National Project Director ASEC Arnel De Mesa encouraged all of PRDP’s Project Support Offices to come up with a concrete plan and actions on how to continue … read more »

Moving Towards a Food-Secure Bangsamoro

Lugus, Sulu – In a move towards a food-secure Bangsamoro, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform – Philippine Rural Development Project (MAFAR-PRDP) officially handed over the 8.36km Farm-to-Market Road project to Municipal Local Government Units of Lugus, Province of Sulu on March 16, 2023. Funded by the World Bank, the project has a … read more »

Camiguin LGU Joins PCIP Enhancement Workshop, Prep for PRDP Scale UP

MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN – Working on firming up the Provincial Commodity Investment Plan (PCIP) for the province of Camiguin, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project 10 (DA-PRDP 10) conducts an orientation and updating workshop to the key officials of the province on February 23, 2023. Local officials include the Provincial Agriculture and Veterinary … read more »