Published July 10, 2021, 3:12 PM
A national seed technology park that will serve as the core of the Philippines’ modern crop industry will soon rise within the New Clark City (NCC) in Capas, Tarlac.
1ST PH SEED TECHNO PARK–Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) Senior Vice President Arrey Perez led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Philippines’ first national seed technology park at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac last July 9, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the DA)
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) on Friday, July 9, kicked off the development of the Philippines’ first National Seed Technology Park (NSTP) which will serve as a home for a seed laboratory, incubation hubs, a machinery shed, soil and water chemistry laboratory, and other support facilities.
Published July 9, 2021, 12:51 PM
The Philippine government, in partnership with one of Thailand’s biggest agriculture and food conglomerates, has launched a credit program for local hog raisers affected by the dreaded animal disease African Swine Fever (ASF).
In a statement, the Department of Agriculture (DA), Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), and Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corporation (CP Foods), which is the Philippine subsidiary of an agro-industrial and food conglomerate in Thailand, recently launched the Swine Rehabilitation, Repopulation and Recovery Credit (Swine R3) program in Lipa City, Batangas.
The launch took place after six local government units (LGUs) in Batangas became the first ones to be granted ASF-free status in the country.
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Published July 6, 2021, 1:25 PM
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is not yet finished drafting the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP), which will serve as the government’s ultimate guide in the distribution of the P100-billion coco levy fund and assets.
In the meantime, the agency launched the Coconut Farmers’ and Industry Roadmap (Coco-FIRM), which will serve as the foundation of a much detailed and longer CFIDP, of which the PCA is mandated to come up with under Republic Act No. (RA) 11524 or the Coco Levy Act.
In a phone interview, PCA Administrator Benjamin Madrigal clarified that Coco-FIRM is different from the CFIDP but will serve as the “backbone” for the latter.
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