IMPORTATION is still an important part of ensuring the country s food security, an official of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) said, citing the country s shortfall in agricultural production.
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Nine months since Supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) felled over 3 million coconut trees in the province of Bohol, Cargill Philippines has partnered with CARE Philippines, Cebu-Bohol Relief and Rehabilitation Center (CRRC), and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) to replant 100,000 coconut seedlings in devastated local communities through the RISE…
QUEZON CITY, Apr. 26 The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Coconut Authority (DA-PCA) successfully passed the Initiation Stage of the Performance Governance System (PGS) and was conferred with the Silver Trailblazer Award by the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA). after the virtual public revalida held on April 23, 2021. The conferment of this award by the ISA is a significant milestone in our continuing commitment to institutionally transform the Authority; serving as an inspiration and motivation for the DA-PCA to undergo subsequent revalida in our bid for the institutionalization of the PGS. Undoubtedly, the conferment of this award is not just a success of the DA-PCA, but also of our millions of coconut farmers and their families and the coconut industry, DA-PCA Administrator Benjamin Madrigal, Jr. said.