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ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Guimaras is eyeing the creation of an agro-industrial zone on the island.
GOV. JC Rahman Nava discloses the plan to create an agro-industrial zone in San Lorenzo, Guimaras at the 26th National Coconut Week. (Guimaras PIO)
Gov. JC Rahman Nava disclose
HELP FOR COCO FARMERS. Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Benjamin Madrigal Jr. signs a pledge of commitment during the regional launch of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan on Aug. 19, 2022 at the PCA field office in Palo town, Leyte province. The PCA has brought to the regions the rollout of the roadmap that will help coconut farmers get out of poverty.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) PALO, Leyte - The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) has brought to the regions the rollout of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP), a roadmap to help coconut farmers get out of poverty. PCA Administrator Benjamin Madrigal Jr. said during the regional launch here on Friday they have to bring the campaign to the regions to raise awareness among coconut farmers about the plan and to strengthen ties with government agencies tasked to carry out the plan. "After more than four decades of waiting, the law for the management and utilization of the coco levy
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Published August 4, 2021, 3:28 PM
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the coco levy trust fund is a “powerful instrument” that will reinvent the coconut industry and ensure support for farmers amid the continuing decline of copra prices in the global market.
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Wednesday, August 4, said that there was “perhaps no greater reform” in addressing the impact of the steady drop in the prices of copra and coconut oil than the enactment of the Coco Levy Trust Fund Law this year.
Republic Act (RA) No. 11524 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) Act was signed into law by President Duterte in February, marking the fulfillment of his promise to return the coco levy funds to their true and rightful owners the coconut farmers.