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DA OPENS SEARCH FOR LGUS WITH OUTSTANDING ORGANIC AGRI PROGRAM
Tuesday 2nd of April 2013
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 2 (PIA) -- After the recently concluded 2nd Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards, the Department of Agriculture (DA 12) is opening another country-wide search, this time recognizing LGUs and individuals with outstanding performance in organic farming.
DA 12, announced today that the Department has allotted at least Php 26 million as prizes in the form of project grants and cash incentives for the winners of the Organic Agriculture-Local Government Unit Awards.
Information on the nationwide search indicates that top three performing provinces --...
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18Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA-6) is encouraging more farmer organizations and associations here to establish organic farms in order to get good yield and safe and healthy food products. DA-6 Regional Director Larry Nacionales said that organic products are in-demand in the global market and developing organic farms can be a lucrative agri-tourism business. “Farmers are urged to produce their own organics and these materials and resources can be found within...
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13Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 13 (PIA) -- Local government units should form their respective Municipal Organic Agriculture Board (MOAB) as this is a requisite to avail of projects from the Department of Agriculture’s Organic Agriculture Program (OAP). “No municipal technical committee means no accommodation of project proposals for the Organic Agriculture Program,” Enriqueto Natividad, DA 12 Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulations and the OAP foc...
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06Feb2013BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA6) - - Eight sugarcane block farms in Negros Occidental out of the 29 nationwide will be covered in the Phase II of the agreement inked between the Department of Agrarian Reform and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio De los Reyes and SRA Administrator Regina Bautista-Martin signed the MOA, witnessed Agriculture regional technical director Dr. Joyce Wendam, Land Bank official Jeffrey Maningo, and DAR 6 regional director Alexis ...
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28Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM) commended the provincial government of Quezon as the first province in the Philippines that implemented participatory guarantee system (PGS) for active organic farming. Provincial agriculturist Roberto Gajo, said IFOAM recognizes organic farming in the province because of its PGS system which guarantees that produced farm products are genuine and follows organic farming technology. “As...
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20Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan 20 (PIA) -- Usa ka magpapatigayon ug organic farming practitioner sa Negros Occidental kusganong midasig karon sa 'farm tourism' sa Siquijor. “Adunay dakong katakus ang Siquijor alang sa turismo apan sa kasamtangan dili kini food-sufficient,” sumala pa ni Ramon Peñalosa samtang iyang gipasabot nga ang probinsya, susama sa ubang mga isla sa nasud, wala migamit sa gitawag ug "island-economy concept" diin ang katakus sa maaong lugar ug sa iyang katawhan hingpit nga mapuslan. D...
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17Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan 17 (PIA) -- An established entrepreneur and organic farming practitioner from Negros Occidental strongly encouraged 'farm tourism' in Siquijor. “Siquijor is a big tourism potential but it is presently not food sufficient,” Ramon Peñalosa said noting that the province, like many other islands in the country, are not making use of the ‘island-economy concept ‘ where the potentials of the place and it’s locals are fully utilized. Siquijor does not have to be a food-...
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18Dec2012TAYABAS CITY, Quezon, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Quezon will launch next year Farmer’s Enhancement Productivity Program (FEPP) that will develop organic farming in the province. According to Quezon Gov. David Suarez, the Program will improve the full implementation of organic farming, since most farmers in some municipalities in the province had started practicing organic farming. Gov. Suarez cited the farmers in this city for their improved organic farming. He added that ...
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28Nov2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Nob. 28 (PIA) --Isinusulong ngayon ng Don Bosco Foundation for Sustainable Development Inc. ang biodynamic at organic farming hindi lamang sa Rehiyon Dose kundi sa buong Mindanao. Ayon kay Social Enterprise General Manager Romano Laurilla, sa pagkakatanggap nila kamakailan ng international certification mula sa Germany, lalong itataguyod ng naturang organisasyon ang pagbibigay ng dekalidad na serbisyo sa mga komunidad. Aniya, sa pamamagitan ng sertipikasyo...
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27Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The Don Bosco Foundation for Sustainable Development Inc. advances the promotion of biodynamic and organic farming not only in Soccsksargen but also in the whole Mindanao. Social Enterprise General Manager Romano Laurilla said that with the international certification they received lately, the foundation will be gearing up to further give quality service to the community. “We are very happy to have the international organic certification, the ...
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19Nov2012QUEZON CITY, Nov. 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture has launched a 258-page “Organic Directory” to help spread vital information and create linkages about organic agriculture all over the Philippines. The launch highlighted the 9th National Organic Agriculture Congress held in Cebu, which approximately 565.2 km South of Manila recently. In a statement, the DA said that the directory contains an initial list of addresses, telephone, fax, email, and products and services of organic...
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15Nov2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 15 (PIA) – Agriculture secretary Proceso Alcala turned over P77.89 million worth of projects that boost farming and fishing industries in Misamis Occidental on his visit Wednesday for the Farmers’ and Fisher Folks' Day. Some of the projects are the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) - Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) of Misamis Occidental worth P23.37 million and rice-related projects worth P8 million. Other projects include the Farm-t...
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12Nov2012SIQUIJOR, Nov 12 (PIA) -- The Siquijor State College (SSC) expressed its support to the province’s advocacy on organic farming. The school, with its 400 students in an information caravan held at the SSC, declared their proactive response to organic farming in the island, said SSC Vice President for Extension and Research Steven Sumaylo. As an institution of higher learning, SSC is mandated and expected to be actively involved in extension programs that embraces the concept of people empower...
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31Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, Oct 31 (PIA)-- Ang Department of Agriculture sa rehiyon 12 naghiwat sang una nga Municipal Organic Farming Congress sa banwa sang Midsayap sa North Cotabato. Linibo ka mga mangunguma, katapo sang hugpong sang irrigators kag mga lokal nga opisyal nagtambong sang kongreso nga kon sa diin si DA 12 regional director Amalia Jayag-Datukan amo ang halangdon nga bisita kag maghatag pamulong-pulong. Sa iya pamulong-pulong, si Datukan naghambal nga ang pagtililipon may tuyo nga masiguro ...
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19Oct2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Oct 19 (PIA) -- Non-government organizations in this province will be conducting a program designed to raise the level of awareness among several stakeholders on the effects of chemically produced agricultural and organically grown products. The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) and its partner Global Links Management Institute (GLMI) will conduct a Farmers’ Conference on October 20 in Barangay Consuelo in Sta. Fe town. Josie Almirol, project coordinat...
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11Oct2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct 11 (PIA) -- Rice production in Negros Oriental increased by 19 percent after the province ventured into organic farming. Gov. Roel Degamo attributed to organic farming the increase in rice production in his keynote speech during the opening program of the NegOrganic Farm Family Agri-Fair on Oct. 10 at the Provincial Nursery Compound, this city. The provincial government is currently determined to become self-sufficient in rice, with the governor saying that he hopes to se...
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08Oct2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Oct 8 (PIA) -- The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) 4A has launched the “Radyo Eskwela” titled “Buhay Palayan,” targeting rice farmers in Laguna. About 200 rice farmers with their agricultural technicians and municipal agriculturists attended the event, and Rizal Vice Gov. Frisco M. San Juan and Cesar Vida, center director of ATI-Region IVA, graced it. The program commenced September 28 and will run for 16 airings. It targets 500 rice farmer beneficiaries ant...
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26Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Gulayan sa Paaralan program has benefited more than 120 public elementary and secondary schools in Region 12. This program provides farm inputs for vegetable production of school beneficiaries. Begun last month, the program is a partnership between the DA and the Department of Education in the region. DA-12 Regional Executive Director Amalia J. Datukan said the program introduces the culture of farming to st...
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14Sep2012SAN AGUSTIN, Isabela, Sept 14 (PIA) -- The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is constructing two irrigation irrigation projects at barangays Dabubu and Bautista in this municipality, expected to irrigate more than 2,000 hectares of rice lands. Mayor Virgilio Padilla said the project is part of the government’s convergence project aimed at increasing the yield of farmers in support to the rice self-sufficiency by 2013. The Dibuluan irrigation project of NIA will benefit farmers in the ...
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12Sep2012QUEZON CITY, Sept 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has started providing assistance to farmers and farming communities affected by dry spell caused by the onset of El Niño, particularly in Bohol. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said the DA through the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) has already conducted a series of cloud-seeding operations that successfully induced rains over drought-affected areas in Bohol. DA Central Visayas Regional Direc...
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21Aug2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug 21 (PIA) -- The provincial government here created a council that will implement measures in making Negros Oriental the organic food basket in the country. Gov. Roel Degamo has issued an executive order organizing the Negros Oriental Agriculture Management Council (NOOAMC). This is in response to an ordinance that was passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan pushing for organic farming in Negros Oriental, Capitol Information Officer Adrian Sedillo said. The ordinance call...
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17Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, August 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA)-12, in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd), is advancing organic farming in public schools within the region under the program “Gulayan sa Paaralan.” Gensan-Sarangani Agricultural Program Coordinating Officer Jocelyn Misterio said DA-12 aims to impart to youths the importance and benefits of having fresh, natural and nutritious agricultural products grown the organic way. “This step is also an oppor...
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15Aug2012MARAMAG, Bukidnon, Aug 15 (PIA) -- A multi-sectoral technical committee was organized by the local government of Maramag, this province, to ensure apt implementation of Republic Act 10068, also known as the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010. Based on the latest update and overview on organic agriculture presented by Javier Andalan of the Agricultural Training Institute, Precy Acut of the Department of Agriculture, and Jacqueline Lagamon from the provincial agriculture office, the working group w...
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14Aug2012SIQUIJOR, Aug 14 (PIA) -- The Provincial Organic Agriculture Board and the Provincial Technical Working Group are intensifying its advocacy efforts on organic agriculture down to the municipal and barangay levels, following the province’s adoption of Republic Act 10068 otherwise known as Organic Agriculture in April this year. A series of information caravan was conducted last week in three schools and three local government units in the towns of San Juan, Siquijor and Enrique Villanueva. S...
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14Aug2012SIQUIJOR, Aug 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture-Provincial Agricultural Technology Coordinating Office (DA-PATCO) Siquijor is taking the lead in promoting organic agriculture in the province. In the series of information caravan conducted over these months, program coordinator Bernadith Bunado said that apart from providing farmers with fertile soil, organic agriculture reduces pollution and destruction of the environment, prevents depletion of natural resources and further protects th...
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02Aug2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, August 2 (PIA) – The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Provincial Office is intensifying efforts to boost local farmers’ productivity and subsequently uplift their standard of living. The assurance came from DAF Provincial Head Pangalian Balindong Jr. saying they will continue to provide support and assistance to local farmers through the provision of farm implements and machineries, conduct of projects to educate the farmers, and proper implementatio...
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14Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 14 (PIA) -- Expect more farmers in South Cotabato to embrace organic farming as an economic enterprise soon. Provincial Agriculturist Reynaldo Legaste said one of their major objectives is to change the outlook, attitude and farm management styles of local farmers, “particularly to adopt organic growing of food crops.” During the 3rd Grand Farmers’ Field Day on Thusday, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG) showcased several plots of o...
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13Jul2012DUMAGUETE CITY, July 13 (PIA) -- The office of the provincial agriculturist here is urging farmers in Negros Oriental to adopt organic farming to increase the supply of chemical-free vegetables in the province. Provincial agriculturist Gregorio Paltinca noted the incidence of malnourished children in the province persists despite a surplus of vegetables here. Paltinca said that one of the causes of malnutrition is consumption of chemically-grown crops such as rice, corn, and vegetables. Ne...
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11Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- The city underscores the partnership with the agriculture office in the region for the take-off of the city’s organic farming practices. In his state of the city address (SOCA) last Monday, Koronadal City Mayor Peter B. Miguel said partnership with the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI 12) has helped the City Agriculture Office in terms of institutional training, research and other support services especially for organic agricu...
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11Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 11 (PIA) --Idtatalus a kapadsuporta nu lokal a guberno su kabpapakasla nu “organic agriculture” para makatugun kanu kabpakapulo nu pangangailangan ataw ka nisisita sa “chemical endo preservative-free” nu mga pagkanen a para sa mga pendadalepa nu siyudad nu Koronadal. Pidtelu ni Eric Miguel, organic agriculture focal person nu city agriculture office, sabap kanu suporta a niya, nakasaut den sa 27 a mga taliyawid a ganat kanu balang-balang a barangay s...
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22Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, Hunyo 22 (PIA) – Ipinagmalaki ni Surallah Mayor Romulo Solivio Sr. na lumalawak na ang bilang ng mga residente at magsasakang tumatangkilik sa organic farming na sinimulan sa bayan mahigit 10 taon na ang nakararaan. Sa isang panayam sa lokal na radyo, sinabi ni Mayor Solivio na umabot na sa 600 na mga magsasaka sa bayan ang gumagamit ng organic farming at umaani naman ng mataas sa kanilang mga pananim na palay, mais, at maging gulay. Ipinaliwanag din ni Solivio na maliban sa ...
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20Jun2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Hunyo 20 (PIA) -- Isang grupo ng magsasakang T’boli sa Barangay Salacafe ang pinagkalooban kamakailan ng Department of Agriculture ng P10 milyong piso para sa pagtatayo ng isang rubber plantation. Nitong Lunes, Hunyo 18, ibinigay ni Secretary Proceso Alcala sa South Cotabato Rubber-Based Farming Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SCRBF MPC) na kinabibilangan ng 84 na lumad na T’boling magsasaka ang tseke na nagkakahalaga ng P10 milyon....
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08Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 8 (PIA) -- An organic stall will soon be established in Cebu before the year ends as the Department of Agriculture (DA) pushes for massive public awareness on the importance of organic products. Cris Lucero, chief of the Agribusiness Division of DA 7, bared that they are still scouting on the appropriate local government unit and an operator to man the organic stall. “The stall will exclusively display all kinds of organic products and should be placed in a strategic area,...
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07Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 6 (PIA) -- Different variants of organic rice will be showcased in Cebu during the 2nd Visayas and Mindanao Fruit and Vegetables Market and Encounter and Trade Exhibit at SM City Cebu on June 8 to 10, 2012. The exhibit is conducted in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) 7 and 12 and private cooperatives. There will be at least six variants of organic rice expected to be displayed at SM along with other organic farming products from Region 12 that are seen to bo...
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06Jun2012CALACA, Batangas, June 6 (PIA) -- Thirty-five farmers here including agriculture technologists and technicians at the municipal agriculture office (MAO) attended a three-day training on organic farming held recently at the municipal hall. With the theme “Pagsasanay sa Organikong Pagsasaka (Training on Organic Farming),” the training featured demonstrations and various technologies in farming particularly the production and utilization of organic fertilizers. The training aimed at providing...
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02Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) with the City Agriculturists Office here briefed the farmers in the different barangays on the benefits of organic farming. This was held during the distribution of “Nitro-fix” organic bio-fertilizers to rice farmer-beneficiaries spearheaded by the NFA through Administrator Lito Banayo. According to Mr. Ernesto Abao of the City Agriculturists Office, organic farming will help improve the quality of rice that farmers produce an...
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01Jun2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- Around 20 farmers of Sta. Praxedes, a fifth-class town in Cagayan, are now benefiting from the bio-organic fertilizer production project of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), which caused their incomes from farming to increase. Amor Daluson, leader of the 20-member Portabaga Bio-Organic Fertilizer Producer Association, said the project reduces the dependency of members from inorganic or chemical fertilizers by at least 50 percent. “Before, most...
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31May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 31 (PIA) -– To address the increasing cost of synthetic fertilizers and its effect, the National Food Authority (NFA) through Administrator Lito Banayo on Thursday distributed organic bio-fertilizers to rice farmer-beneficiaries of the different barangays, held at the Libertad National High School Covered Court here. Farmer-beneficiaries from the barangays of Dumalagan, Pinamanculan, Kinamlutan, Bancasi, San Vicente, Bit-os, Villa Kanangga, Bonbon, Doongan, Ambago, Bayanihan,...
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30May2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, May 30 (PIA) -- Famous for its vast rice paddies and known as the rice granary of the province, Valencia City has embarked on Integrated Rice-Duck Farming System (IRDFS), which is regarded as the future of organic rice farming that relies on ducks. Valencia City Mayor Leandro Jose Catarata said that farmers tend to utilize the local “bebe” (mallards) for egg-laying only, and nothing else. “Research, however, showed that the IRDFS is not only feasible, but also ...
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24May2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, May 24 (PIA) -- Some banana-based cooperatives are now going organic. Roseller M. Adlawan, training coordinator of the Foundation for Agrarian Reform Cooperatives in Mindanao (FARM-Coop) bared the organic ventures of FARM-Coop, which he said is now in the process of introducing organic farming among its 21 members which are primary agrarian reform beneficiary cooperatives. “Eventually (our) synthetic farms will be converted into organic or low dose (of farm ch...
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23May2012LIPA CITY, Batangas, Mayo 23 (PIA) -- Patuloy ang pagsusulong ng sugarcane block farming sa unang distrito ng lalawigan ng Batangas kung saan sa kasalukuyan ang tatlong bayan ng Nasugbu, Lian, at Balayan ang sumasailalim na sa programang ito. Sa ilalim ng programa, pinagsasama sama ang mga lupain at bawat sugarcane block ay binubuo ng 30 ektarya at pinamamahalaan ng iba’t-ibang mga kooperatiba na kabilang sa agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) na nabigyan ng certificate of land ownership awa...
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14May2012ILOILO CITY, May 14 (PIA6) -- Farmers in Western Visayas are urged to avail from the funding of P21 million for organic farming initiatives. This requires a shift from modern chemical-laden farming to chemical-free agriculture but government is ready to assist, according to the Department of Agriculture-6 (DA). DA Focal Person for Organic Agriculture Dr. Hector Peñaranda said the funding has been made available through the full-swing implementation of Republic Act 10068 or the Organic A...
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08May2012NAGA CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- More than 800 local chief executives all over Luzon and other stakeholders gathered at the Avenue Plaza Hotel over the weekend for the Luzon-wide Awareness Seminar on the Development and Promotion of Organic Agriculture in the country. The conference, graced by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, aims to raise the awareness of the local leaders, particularly the municipal mayors on the implementation of Republic Act 10068, an act providing for the development and pro...
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07May2012DAGUPAN CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The dismantling of fish pens and fish cages along the city’s river system has helped clean its waters and allowed the migration and proliferation of several varieties of fishes. Mayor Benjamin S. Lim said the removal of these structures that started early last year enabled fish growers from several island barangays to rear grouper (lapu-lapu) and giant trevally (talakitok) aside from bangus and tilapia. "The structures served as barriers that prevented these spec...
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26Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- “Farmers in the province of Agusan del Norte now prefer to use organic farming,” an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) today said. In an interview with a local radio here recently, Alvin Aclan, supervising agriculturist of DA-Agusan del Norte, farmers choose organic fertilizer instead of commercially sold fertilizer because it is cheaper. The official added the farmers can easily make an organic fertilizer since this can be made in a compost pit a...
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16Apr2012STA. CRUZ, Laguna, Abril 16 (PIA) -- Ipinagkaloob sa Punong Lalawigan ng Laguna Jeorge "ER" Ejercito Estregan ang isa pang pambansang parangal dahil sa kanyang maigting na pagsusulong ng organic farming sa lalawigan ng Laguna, ito ay ang The Outstanding Philippine Organic Agriculturist Award (TOPOA). Ang organic farming ay bahagi ng programa ng pamahalaang panlalawigan bilang tugon sa layunin ng pamahalaan nasyonal na palawigin ang orga...
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16Apr2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 16 (PIA) -- Years after kicking off a campaign for more viable farming among the younger generations, the 4H proved that it has what it takes to get the movement back on track. At the Farmers Family Day Forum to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 4H, assistant provincial agriculturist Larry Pamugas said the farm family forms the framework of development, and this has been an admitted fact even before the Department of Agriculture was devolved to local governm...
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29Mar2012Telly Baltazar was awarded the Magsasaka Syentista for Vegetable in Cagayan. Last year, she also won the Gawad Saka regional champion award conferred by the Department of Agriculture for high-value commercial crops farmer. A government employee, Telly decided to resign from her job to focus on farming, together with her husband. They started with one and a half hectare of land planted with corn and later acquired additional hectares from the proceeds of the corn plant. To maximize the use of t...
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29Mar2012DAVAO CITY, Mar 29 (PIA) -- The local government of Davao is pushing for the use of organic natural farming. According to OIC Leo Avila III of the City Agriculturist Office (CAO), Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio signed an executive order convening the organic agriculture management council and also creating the technical committee on organic agriculture. Avila said that this will attune all programs related to organic agriculture with the CAO as the lead agency. The city was the first local governm...
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13Mar2012CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, March 13 (PIA) -- The city agriculture office is pushing organic farming to the farmers in the city to lessen expenses in agriculture production and retain high yields. City Agriculturist Rufino Arcega said as an initial measure, the city agriculture office has established demonstration farms using organic fertilizers and pesticides to convince farmers to patronize the use of organic farming. There are also meetings set by the city agriculture office to a...
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12Mar2012Ricardo Tolentino, Ilocos Norte's "mango king," knows whereof he speaks when he says that there is big money in agri-business. His nine mango plantations around the province, which he built from a P50,000 farm input, has become a show window for success since he began his business fresh from college. At 56 years old, Tolentino is still at it. He runs his own mango export business and helps other farmers follow the path he took when he was starting as a mere mango ...
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05Mar2012CATBALOGAN CITY, March 5 (PIA) --Organic farmer Rey Pedroso from Iloilo shared to Samarnons how he started organic agriculture five years ago and how it changed his farming style. Pedroso is a director of the newly-organized National Organic Agricultural Board and was the keynote speaker during the launch of Organic Agriculture in Samar on March 1. He is also determined to help farmers do the switch from the regular farming style to organic like what he did some five years ago....
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05Mar2012SAN JUAN, Ilocos Sur, Mar. 5 (PIA) -- In line with the Millennium Development Goals to fight poverty and hunger, the provincial government of Ilocos Sur has intensified its food production program through the 15.6-hectare Ba-Rang-ay Demo Farm, a model demostration farm in the Ilocos provinces. The Ba-Rang-ay promotes organic farming, avoiding the use of petroleum based chemical fertilizers, to improve farm profitability as well as protect the environment in its Pinakbet Gard...
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02Mar2012ILAGAN, Isabela , March 2 (PIA) -- Governor Faustino G. Dy III has launched a 9-benefit package for Isabela farmers during the recent Farmers' congress at at the provincial capitol. Dy said the provincial government has allocated P195 million projects for small farmers aimed at assisting and securing them during financial difficulties and unfortunate events. The governor said the Bojie-Rodito Opportunities (BRO) program for agricultural sector of the present admin...
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22Feb2012LIPA CITY, Batangas, February 22 (PIA) --The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) forged recently an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) that seeks to consolidate small sugarcane farms into one block in a bid to increase farm productivity by about 50 percent. DAR Secretary Virgilio De los Reyes said the program, dubbed as “Sugar Block Farming,” would also help rationalize and maximize the use of manpower, limited res...
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21Feb2012SORSOGON CITY, Feb.21 (PIA) -- Watershed areas need to be cared for, preserved and protected as these sustain the source of water, said Engr. Ronaldo G. Borbono, manager of the Sorsogon City Water District (SCWD). According to Borbono, the watershed areas now being maintained by SCWD are very well preserved and protected by farmers themselves and now home to several endemic flora and fauna. It is envisioned to become a tourism visitation site. The local water district co...
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20Feb2012TUY,BATANGAS,Pebrero 20(PIA) -- Patuloy ang mga programang pangkaunlaran na ipinapatupad ng Department of Agrarian Reform(DAR) na unang distrito ng lalawigan ng Batangas. Isa na dito ang pagsasakatuparan ng proyektong sugarcane block farming kung saan nagkaloob ang naturang tanggapan ng mga traktora,hauling truck, farm-to-mill roads at bagong teknolohiya sa pagtutubo. Ayon kay Roy Mahinay ng Damayan ng mga Magsasaka, Mangingisda at Manggagawa ng Batanga...
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19Feb2012VIGAN CITY, Peb 19 (PIA) -- Sa adhikaing mapangalagaan at maproteksiyonan ang kalikasan para sa susunod na henerasyon, itinataguyod ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Vigan City ang organikong pagtatanim maliban sa preserbasyon ng kultura at tradisyon ng dating Ciudad Fernandina. Ayon kay Glenn Concepcion, City Environment Officer, masusing ipinapatupad ang ‘organic farming’ para hindi tuluyang masira ang mga taniman sa siyudad at mabawasan ang lumalalang epekto ng climate change o pagbabago...
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18Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- In support to the climate change mitigation program of the national government as embodied in the Philippine Development Plan for 2011-2016, Foundation for Rural Enterprise and Ecology Development of Mindanao (FREEDOM) Executive Director Antonio Peralta urged farmers to try organic farming. In a roundtable discussion held recently in PIA-Caraga Regional Office here, Peralta said organic products will help people obtain healthy lifestyle as org...
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18Feb2012PAGADIAN CITY, February 18 (PIA) -- “I am both happy and proud that Dumingag was chosen by Mindanao Network for Sustainable Organic Faming Systems (MINSOFS) as the venue on this Mindanao-wide farmer’s activity. Indeed, this is a welcome development on us.” This was the statement made by Dumingag Mayor Nacianceno Pacalioga Jr. as the 1st Mindanao Sustainable Organic Agriculture Congress and Agro-Eco Tourism Fair (MSOAC-AETF) will be hel...
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15Feb2012PITOGO, Quezon, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The provincial agriculture office (PAO) has encouraged farmers to practice natural organic farming in support to the goal of the province to be the ‘food basket’ in the entire CALABARZON region. Robert Gajo, provincial agriculturist, said Quezon Governor David Suarez wants the local farmers to engage in organic farming to improve the agricultural industry in the province. He added Suarez also wants the local government of Pi...
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15Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- Butuan City was awarded as one of the Top 50 Outstanding Municipalities/Cities of the Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards for 2011 in a ceremony held last Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila with Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala as guest of honor. According to Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr, who received the award, the P1 million cash award will be spent on the city’s Organic Farming Prog...
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14Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- It used to be that farming is just left to chance, and production to luck, in many of the areas in Iloilo, including Igbaras. A development communication student of West Visayas State University-Iloilo, Arlene Escanlar of Igbaras, said rice fields in her town yield abundantly and it will yield more, if managed well, when farmers become involved from planning to planting to harvesting, and even after that. In Igbaras, some 124 farmers recently learn...
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12Feb2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, February 11 (PIA) –- Three Samar coastal towns united together in order to push for the protection and sustainability of the marine products in Maqueda Bay. The mayors of Tarangnan, Daram and the city of Catbalogan signed a joint Memorandum of Agreement on February 10, 2012 at the Catbalogan City Session Hall, signifying cooperation in implementing local fishery laws pursuant to Republic Act 8550 otherwise known as the Philippine Fisheries Code. Th...
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10Feb2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- The government has poured around P35 million worth of farm inputs and implements to boost production and recover the losses brought by calamities to thousands of farmers in Caraga Region last year. Inputs and implements included farm tractors, green houses, irrigation equipment, power sprayers, farm animals, planting materials, coffee de-huller, fish fingerlings and fishing paraphernalia, fertilizers, and other farming mate...
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03Feb2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) of the Department of Agriculture MIMAROPA conducted training on organic farming in Barangay Pinagsabangan I, Naujan today. The training aims to orient farmers on using organic fertilizers in planting rice and vegetables and organic feeding in swine production. It is a joint project of ATI and the local government units of Calapan City, Naujan, and Baco, with the support of two non-government organ...
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03Feb2012CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- Farmer Arsenio Sandaan smiled while looking at plastic bags that were handed to him by city officials at the Cabanatuan Public Market. The bags were filled with Tilapia fingerlings. These fingerlings, Sandaan said, will help him recover losses during Typhoon Pedring's wrath. His voice seemed to be breaking as he recalled how the typhoon sent flood waters that reached his roof and destroyed his crops and fish ponds. "W...
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03Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is encouraging rice farmers, particularly those served by major irrigation systems in Luzon, to advance their ‘cropping calendar’ by a month or two to avoid typhoons that visit during the months of October to November. “We are usually hit by strong typhoons in October, so we have to set the (cropping) season earlier,” Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said in a statement. He said the DA, throu...
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26Jan2012VIRAC, Catanduanes, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- Catanduanes State Colleges (CSC) has received an amount of P1.5 million from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for inland fishery development last week. The program aims to enhance the fish production as well as to develop a sustained livelihood through technology infusion in inland fisheries development to enhance food security and alleviate poverty. There are five proposed projects that will be located in the CSC campuse...
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24Jan2012QUEZON CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) launched over the weekend a sugarcane "block farm” project in Tuy, Batangas. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said the project is a component of the DA-SRA sugar industry roadmap to encourage small farmers to form themselves into groups or cooperatives and adopt ‘economies of scale’ to...
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09Aug2011DAVAO CITY, August 9 (PIA) –- Some 1,953 small scale farmer and fisherfolk beneficiaries of the rice subsidy program in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur are to undergo a disaster risk reduction training and community services. The beneficiaries, mostly women, are required complete a four-day training and to participate in the clean-up drive, in dredging of canals and in weeding for 11 days. Sta. Cruz municipal social welfare and development officer Adelaida Badilla said that the disaster ...
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