Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual assured biotech companies of ease of doing business in the country and tax incentives as he pushed for more innovative industries to address food security and improve the country’s participation in global value chains.
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CORN DERBY. The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 3, in partnership with the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), staged a harvest festival in Mexico, Pampanga on Wednesday (March 16, 2022) in an effort to provide farmers more opportunities to attain higher yield and income. The first-ever corn derby in Central Luzon was participated in by six private seed companies. (Photo courtesy of the provincial government of Pampanga) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 3, in partnership with the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), staged a harvest festival on Wednesday in an effort to provide farmers more opportunities to attain higher yield and income. The first-ever Corn Derby in Central Luzon was held in Barangay Anao, Mexico town, this province with the participation of six private seed companies. Melody Nombre, regional project officer of the DA-3 corn program, said the corn derby is a project of their agency
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, May 27 (PIA) – Not only that they will provide quality seeds but to help the Department of Agriculture in its Hybridization Program to help farmers achieve better and higher yields than the usual.
This after said companies namely SL Agritech Corporation,Bayer Cropscience Philippines, Corteva Agriscience Philippines Inc., Syngenta Philippines Inc., Longping Tropical Rice Development Inc., Seedworks Philippines Inc., Bioseed Research Philippines Inc., Aljay Agro-Industrial Solutions Inc. and UPL Philippines Inc. - Advanta Seeds entered into a memorandum of agreement with the department in the implementation of said program.
The strong partnership with these private companies according to Regional Executive Director Narciso Edillo is very important for the farmer as they will also provide package of technologies of their products as well as to help in the profiling of farmers, establishment of production learning venter, adopt a hybrid cluster areas a