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Duterte to Agrarian Reform Officials: “Do Your Jobs Fast or I’ll Fire You”
Government officials have received another stern warning from President Rodrigo Duterte. Last Tuesday, the president expressed his dismay with the…
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Puentespina’s Malagos farm joins list of int’l heirloom cacao producers
Best known for the well-loved and award-winning Malagos chocolate, the Puentespina Farm recently became the first in the Philippines to…
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Hauling Trucks Provided to Caraga Farmers
Six hauling trucks were turned over to six agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBO) by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)…
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Almost 50k Negrense Farmers and Fisherfolk Benefit from Crop Insurance Subsidy
Crop insurance subsidy was big for the farmers and fisherfolk in Negros Occidental in 2018. Almost PHP83 million worth of…
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AgriTrade Relations with Australia and Chile being strengthened
In a bid to strengthen product exports, the Philippines looks into continuing the improvement of its agricultural trade relations with…
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Youth encouraged to enter agri industry
In order to promote and boost the agricultural sector, an agricultural manufacturers’ association leader encourages the youth to invest in…
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Negros Occ set to continue developing its organic agri industry
Negros Occidental is assured of continued support from its local government unit (LGU) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) in…
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Kapeng Pinoy: Why the world is ready for Philippine coffee
FILIPINOS LOVE COFFEE – And the statistic speaks for itself: Pinoys rank 5th in the world as one of the…
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PH and Papua New Guinea to Work Together Towards Agri Development
The Philippines and Papua New Guinea have forged a partnership in order to improve agricultural development in both countries. According…
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Davao Schools and Local Communities Continue to Benefit from DA and DepEd’s ‘Gulayan’ Program
Students continue to harvest the benefits of the government’s Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP), according to officials. Director of the…
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