‘AGRI-BUSINESS’ Archives
Organic Certification on agri-products pushed
Organic Certification on agri-products pushed CAGAYAN de Oro City – Farm advocates from the public and private sector alike convened in a recent Consumers’ Awareness Seminar on Organic Agriculture, which was spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance [...]
Calamansi juice chosen in community project
Calamansi juice chosen in community project by Nef T. Luczon CALAMBA, Misamis Occidental -- A women’s organization in this town is promoting ready-to-drink calamansi juice, as part of its initiative to address poverty in the community through assistance from the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE-10). Ezel [...]
Coffee industry targeting more areas for production
Coffee industry targeting more areas for production INDUSTRY GROUP Philippine Coffee Board, Inc. is scouting for more areas to grow the crop as current production has been unable to keep up with demand, an officer of the organization said in an interview last Monday. “In the Visayas, we are looking at Negros Occidental, at the foothills [...]
Credit assistance for rice farmers launched
Credit assistance for rice farmers launched KORONADAL City -- Amyon Irrigators’ Association based in Tulunan, North Cotabato have received more than P300,000 fund that its members could use to boost their rice production. This, according to information from the Department of Agriculture (DA)-12, is line with the pilot implementation of [...]
DA 12 shows off rice harvester-thresher
DA 12 shows off rice harvester-thresher By DANILO E. DOGUILES Contributor KORONADAL City -- The regional office of the Department of Agriculture here showed to farmers and local officials a machine that could harvest and thresh rice in single operation. The machine, called rice combine thresher, can harvest at the same time thresh at [...]
Search is on for outstanding compost facility in Region 10
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - With the aim to boost organic fertilizer production and to fully utilize vermi-composting facilities awarded to the beneficiaries of the Organic Fertilizer Production Project (OFPP), the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) formally launched the Regional Search for Outstanding Compost Facility on June 1, 2012 during [...]
Egg production provides the crack for better income
VERUELA, Agusan Del Sur -- Rice farmers in Barangay Sampaguita of this municipality recently turned into egg production for them to have a regular income. “Rice farmers here only know two words: short or failure,” said Samuel Viñan, member of the Sampaguita Irrigators’ Association (SIA) referring to their usual yield in rice [...]
DA-10 to intensify farm mechanization in NorMin
DA-10 to intensify farm mechanization in NorMin To fortify the delivery of appropriate development support services to farmers and other stakeholders in the region, the Department of Agriculture-High Value Crops Development Program (DA-HVCDP 10) held a Regional Farm Mechanization and Postharvest Technology Consultation recently. The assembly [...]
MIC project seen to draw more investors
MIC project seen to draw more investors CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Determined to bring about agro-industrial development and spur investment in the country, the Philippine government ventured into a partnership with the Korean government in the establishment of Multi-Industry Clusters (MIC). The said strategy is initiated by the Korean [...]
DA-10 streamlines info officers thru Basic Video Editing Skills Training
Cagayan de Oro City – IN its drive to capacitate information officers within the department and its umbrella agencies as well as its partners from the provincial local government units (PLGUs), the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) will spearhead a Basic Video Editing Skills Training on June 21, 2012 at De Luxe Hotel of [...]