Shown in photo is the distribution of fertilizers to the different typhoon-stricken local government units in Northeastern Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of DA 13 PIO Chief Emmylou T. Presilda via Mike U. Crismundo/Manila Bulletin) BUTUAN CITY – In an effort to sustain their rehabilitation effort on typ
Experts have long been advocating for export diversification to raise the country’s earnings from agricultural goods. For the longest time, the Philippines has been relying on staples such as coconut oil, bananas, and pineapples to prop up its export receipts. Coconut products, including coconut oil, have remained as the top…
COLD ONION STORAGE FACILITY. The Department of Agriculture (DA) has turned over two onion cold storage facilities to farmer-members of the Valiant Primary Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija. Funded by the DA under the High-Value Crops Development Program, the facilities have the capacities of 10,000 bags and 20,000 bags. (Photo by DA Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has turned over two cold storage facilities in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija that will address the problem of post-harvest storage of onion farmers. In a report by DA regional office 3 on Thursday, DA Undersecretary for High-Value Crops and Rural Credit Evelyn Lavina led the turnover of the 10,000 bags and 20,000 bags capacity of cold onion storage facilities to onion farmers of Valiant Primary Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Barangay Marcos Village in Palayan City on Tuesday. Lavina said the projects are in line with the DA's goals of a food-secure and a resilie
COLD STORAGE FACILITY. Department of Agriculture Executive Regional Director Crispulo G. Bautista Jr. delivers his message during the turnover ceremony of a PHP20-million onion cold storage facility to the Sapang Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Barangay Ablang Sapang, Moncada, Tarlac on Wednesday (March 16, 2022). The facility can store 10,000 bags of dry bulb onions and prolong their shelf life for six to eight months. (Photo courtesy of DA-3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - Onion farmers in Barangay Ablang Sapang, Moncada, Tarlac stand to benefit from a cold storage facility project of the Department of Agriculture (DA). The DA Regional Field Office 3 on Wednesday formally turned over the PHP20-million facility to the Sapang Multi-Purpose Cooperative, one of the groups that participated in an expansion project of the agency's High-Value Crops Development Program for onion. DA Executive Regional Director Crispulo G. Bautista Jr. said the project intends to increase the price of bulb