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Region 4-B known as MIMAROPA Region,
was one of the two sub regions that comprised the former Southern
Tagalog Region (Region 4) which was once the largest and considered
as a prime region in the country due to its size and
population.
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DA
TAKES PART IN THE GREEN INITIATIVE PROJECT |
| Last May 6, 2013
DA Secretary Proceso Alcala together with AMAS Director Leonardo
Gazmin and Regional Executive Directors Atty. Cipriano Santiago
and Engr. Abelardo Bragas of Regions 4B and 5 for the Partnership
Launch of the Green Initiative Program spearheaded by Ms. Gina
Lopez of the ABS-CBN Foundation's (AFI) Bantay Kalikasan. |
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MIMAROPA,
top 5 Rice Producing region |
Region 4-B (MIMAROPA) is awarded as one of the top 5 rice
producing regions in the country for 2012. The award was given
by the Department of Agriculture in recognition to the region's
outstanding performance in line with the rice production that
contributes to the attainment of food sufficiency program of
the Aquino government. The trophy was handed over by DA Secretary
Proceso J. Alcala assisted by Asst. Secretary Dante S. Delima
during the 2012 Rice Achievers' award ceremonies held at the
Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on March
15, 2013.
Ms. Tess Aguilar, RFU 4-B rice coordinator represented Director
Cipriano G. Santiago received the award. With her are Ms. Clariza
San Felipe, OIC Chief-RAFID, Mr. Ronald Degala, Rice Program
Technical Staff, and Mr. Elmo Morillo, RAFID Staff. Other top
rice producing regions are Region 7 (Central Visayas), Region
2 (Cagayan Valley), Region 3 (Central Luzon), and Region 6 (Eastern
Visayas). |
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2012
Rice Achievers' Awards |
| The city of
Calapan in Oriental Mindoro
and the municipalities of Rizal and Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro
are among the top 50 municipalities and cities that were awarded
each with 500,000 worth of agricultural project grants by the
Department of Agriculture during the 2012 Rice Achievers' Awarding
ceremonies held at the Philippine International Convention Center
(PICC) in Pasay City on March 15, 2013. |
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Mindoro
Organic Agriculture Program, in progress |
| Victoria Organic
Farmers Ass'n (VOFA)
officers and members posed with DA Organic Agriculture evaluation
team on February 26, 2013 led by Mr. Ronie F. Panoy, ( seated
2nd from left) Organic Focal Person DA 4-B. With him are (seated
L-R) Dr. Chito Medina NOAB member from UPLB; and Ms. Marites
Dimaculangan NOAB Secretariat from DA- BAFPS. Also in the group
are Mr. Mike Iledan (standing center), Mr. Peter Gallinera and
Mr. Benjamin Garduce (standing far right) DA Regulatory Division
Staff respectively. |
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NYR
LAUNCHED IN SABLAYAN, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO |
| SABLAYAN, OCCIDENTAL
MINDORO. The National
Year of Rice (NYR) 2013 was launched in Sablayan, Occidental
Mindoro last January 27 during the celebration of their "Dugoy
Festival" held at Sablayan Sports Complex. The activities
kicked off with a parade and street dancing participated by 22
barangays and high school students under DepEd. |
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2012
Regional Food Terminal Lakbay-aral MIMAROPA Cluster |
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Terminal operators, officers and members
(MIMAROPA Cluster) posed for a souvenir
picture with AMAD 4-B personnel
d uring the Lakbay-aral in Sariaya, Quezon on September
25, 2012. The main goal of the activity is to observe and study
the secret of success of the Sentrong Pamilihan ng Produktong
Agricultura sa Quezon as one of the successful Food Terminal
in the country today. |
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AMAD
4B hosted AMAS-AMAD MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP |
| DA-Agribusiness Marketing Assistance
Service (AMAD) Director Engr. Leandro H. Gazmin
in red t-shirt, posed for souvenir picture with the Agribusiness
Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) Chiefs during its Mid-Year
Assessment Workshop held in Coron, Palawan on August 27-29, 2012. |
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Palawan
Food Terminal Operators Enhanced their Marketing Skills |
| Puerto
Princesa City - The Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division
(AMAD), DA 4-B conducted a Management
Strengthening and Enhancement Workshop/Exercise
for Food Terminal (FT) Operators in the province of
Palawan on July 10-12, 2012.
It was held at the Palawan Agriculture and Experimental Station
(PAES) Function Hall. |
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HACCP,
GMP training for Banana, Calamansi processors in Or. Mindoro |
| Naujan,
Or. Mindoro
- Banana and calamansi processors in
Oriental Mindoro gathered at Barangay Barcenaga in this municipality
for a four-day training workshop at the Agricultural Training
Institute (ATI) on June 26-29, 2012. |
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| Coron,
Palawan -
The Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) of
the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 4-B launched a Barangay
Food Terminal (BFT) in Brgy 6, Coron, Palawan on April 26,
2012. |
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Seminar
on Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 (RA 10068)
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| Boac,
Marinduque - The Regulatory Division of the Department of Agriculture
(DA) Region 4-B headed by OIC- Chief Mr. Ronie F. Panoy, Organic
Agriculture Focal Person, conducted a seminar on Organic Agriculture
Act of 2010 (RA 10068) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR). |
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| DA
SEC ALCALA TURNS OVER P72.2 M AGRI PROJECTS IN THE PROVINCE OF
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO |
| Agriculture
Secretary Proceso J. Alcala arrived in San Jose, Occidental
Airport together with Occidental Mindoro Congresswoman Ma.Amelita
Villarosa, selected directors from the Bureaus and Attached agencies
under the Department of Agriculture. He was welcomed by Governor
Josephine R. Sato and Mayors, employees of the Local Governments
units, officers and members from the farmers, fisher folks and
irrigators associations. |
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| RICE
ACHIEVERS
- Ten outstanding rice-producing provinces in the country were
proclaimed winners and each received P4-M worth of agricultural
projects from the Department of Agriculture (DA) through Sec.
Proceso J. Alcala (left), during the 2011 Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers'
Awarding Ceremonies held at the Philippine International Convention
Center (PICC) in Manila on February 10, 2012. Governors Josephine
Ramirez-Sato, (3rd left) and Alfonso V. Umali Jr. (4th left)
of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, respectively, received the
awards together with the governors from the other provinces. |
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| MAKINARYANG
PANSAKAHAN
- Isinalin ni Atty. Cipriano G. Santiago, Regional
Executive Director ng DA 4-B (2nd kaliwa) ang symbolic key mga
ng makinaryang pansakahan
sa mga miyembro ng San
Miguel Multi-purpose Cooperative (SAMUCO)
ng Brgy. Claudio Salgado, kaalinsabay
sa pagdiriwang ng ika-110 taong anibarsaryo ng pagkakatatag ng
bayan ng Sablayan noong ika-26 ng Enero 2012. |
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| FARM
EQUIPMENTS
- Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (4th
left) handover the symbolic key for the farm tractors to Aborlan
Mayor Jaime M. Ortega during the turnover rites of agri-machineries
and equipments in Aborlan, Palawan on January 16, 2012. |
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| Agriculture
Secretary Proceso J. Alcala handed over the symbolic key of the combine harvester
worth P2.0M to Naujan municipal Mayor Maria Angeles C. Casubuan
and Municipal Agriculturist Ely Vargas. |
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DA
turnover P25M worth of agri-equipments and projects |
| Sec. Alcala
also handed a check
worth P2.09M to the municipality of San Teodoro for its 209 households
as a livelihood support project from the Agrikultura Kaagapay
ng Bagong Pinoy (AKBay). |
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DA-AMAD
launches 3 Food Terminals in Oriental Mindoro |
| Atty. Cipriano
G. Santiago, Regional
Executive Director, DA RFU 4-B agreed what Vice-Mayor Pagcaliwagan
said. He gave emphasis on the importance of honesty for the business
to prosper. He further assured the people who attended the launching
that the department will continue to extend its assistance but
the people must also do their share. |
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Two
BFTs were launched in Palawan |
| Puerto Princesa
City - Another set of
Barangay Food Terminals (BFTs) were successfully launched and
turned-over in the two municipalities of the province on September
22, 2011. |
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Food
Terminal Summit in Palawan |
| Puerto
Princesa City -
The third and final leg of the Provincial Cluster Food Terminal
Summit in MIMAROPA Region was held in the VJR Multi-Purpose Hall,
Capitol Compound, Puerto Princesa City on September 20-21, 2011.
Food Terminals in Region 4-B were divided into three clusters
based on its geographical location to facilitate monitoring system.
Two Mindoro provinces belong to cluster 1, while cluster 3 comprises
the provinces of Marinduque and Romblon. |
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| AGRICULTURAL
FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT ROADSHOW |
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City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. The Department of Agriculture conducted
the 1st Luzon AGRIMAC or Agricultural Farm Machinery and Equipment
Roadshow held in PHilMec compound last August 23-24, 2011.
Attended by 1,126 participants where original expected participants
is 600 to 800 only compost of Irrigators Association and Farmers
Association Presidents, officers and members, LGUs, Rice, Corn,
HVCDP program coordinators from Regions 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5 and
CAR. |
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PROVINCIAL
CLUSTER FOOD TERMINALS SUMMIT
St. Benedictine House of Prayer
Brgy. Salong, Calapan City |
| Participants
coming from the different Food Terminals in the two Mindoro Provinces
together with the AMAS-AMAD personnel and Plant Quarantine staff
of Calapan City pose for a souvenir picture during the culmination
of the 1st Provincial Cluster Food Terminals Summit in Calapan
City, Oriental Mindoro on August 16-17, 2011. |
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| DA
help expand Iwahig rice areas. Secretary Alcala (right) instruct NIA 4B
regional officer Conrado Cardenas, Jr. (left) to validate potential
expansion areas of the Iwahig Penal Farm in Palawan, and speed
up the restoration and repair of irrigation systems that double
rice hectarage. |
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| A
May 11, 2011 press release by the Department of Agriculture |
| Agriculture
Secretary Proceso J. Alcala recently approved a P4.27-million
project for the conduct of a sustainable agriculture training
program for children of indigenous Mangyans and out-of-school
youth (OSY) in Oriental Mindoro. |
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| DA
Chief visits Mangyans, farm youth in Oriental Mindoro. |
| Agriculture
Secretary Proceso 'Procy' J. Alcala (right, top photo) listens
intently as Sister Phoebe G. Lacse-directress of the Mary of Help
Christians School, in Parang, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro |
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| DA
grants P4-M project for Mangyan, Mindoro farm youth |
| Calapan
City. Touched by the transformation of children of indigenous
Mangyans and out-of-school youth (OSY) in Oriental Mindoro who
are now profitably engaged in agriculture, Agriculture Secretary
Proceso J. Alcala recently approved a P4.27-million project for
the conduct of a sustainable agriculture training program for
other batches. |
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| Sektor
ng magsasaka at mangingisda nagkaroon ng bagong pag-asa |
| Sa pagdalaw ni
Secretary Proceso J. Alcala ng Department of Agriculture nitong
nakaraang lingo dito sa lalawigan, nagkaroon ng panibagong pag-asa
ang sector ng magsasaka at mangingisda dahilipinangako nito na
bibigyan nya ng prioridad na tulungan ang mga ito upang mapaangat
ang kasalukuyang kalagayan nila sa buhay. |
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| Romblon
agriculture gets a boost from Secretary Alcala |
| Romblon's mainly
agriculture-based economy got a boost from Department of AgricultureSecretary
Proceso Alcala who visited the province last April 4 and 5. |
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Government
allots P2-M funding for stalled Marine Breeding
Research Center in Romblon
Thursday,
07 April 2011 19:59 Cai U. Ordinario / Reporter |
| DESPITE
being put on hold in the last four years, the Department of Agriculture
(DA) disclosed that it is keen on developing a Marine Breeding
and Research Center (MBRC) in Romblon and has already set aside
P2 million of its budget for the project. |
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Multispecies
breeding station to aid Romblon fishers
An
April 7, 2011 press release by the Department of Agriculture |
| The Agriculture
Department is setting aside P2 million in funds for the development
of the Marine Breeding and Research Center (MBRC), which will
rise in the island province of Romblon soon. |
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| Agriculture
dept. allots P2M for Romblon mariculture |
| Agriculture
Secretary Proceso J. Alcala expressed optimism that Romblon
has the potential to supply fish products to Boracay and other
nearby tourist destinations during his visit at the Looc Fish
Sanctuary and Fish Pen. |
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Fisheries
center going up in Romblon
By
MARVYN N. BENANING
April 7, 2011, 5:04pm |
| ROMBLON, Philippines
-- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked P2 million
for the Marine Breeding and Research Center (MBRC) in Romblon. |
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Briefing
and Turn-over of incoming & outgoing Regional Executive Director
March 29, 2011 |
| Incoming
DA-RFU 4-B Regional Executive Director (RED) Atty. Cipriano G.
Santiago (left) accepts the duties and responsibilities from
Outgoing RED Antonio G. Gerundio (right) during the turn-over
ceremonies on March 29, 2011. |
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FMR
Turn-over in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro |
| Roxas Municipal
Vice-Mayor Bolet Dimapilis together with Mr Alex Ronquillo
of DA- RFU 4B and some LGU staff led the ribbon cutting during
the inauguration and turn-over ceremony of the Farm-to-Market
Road (FMR) on January 18, 2010. |
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Cassava
Project Proposal for Occidental Mindoro |
| Gov. Josephine
Ramirez-Sato and Mr. Roger Wong,
a Chinese-American discuss the possibility of establishing a
cassava ethanol industry in Occidental Mindoro on January 25,
2011 at the DA-RFU 4B Conference Room. The proposal is significant
since the bulk requirements of cassava needed by the feed manufacturers
in the country were imported from the neighboring countries in
Southeast Asia. |
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| DA-MIMAROPA
TEAM
participates
in the DA Sportsfest 2010 held at the DA Central Office Gymnasium
headed by RTD Antonio R. Creencia. The team competes
in the following events: basketball men, volleyball women, dart
women and badminton men and women. |
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2010
SEARCH FOR OUTSTANDING RURAL WOMEN. Ms. Amelia Gresones (2nd from
left) of Brgy. Isaub, Aborlan, Palawan was declared winner at
the recent awarding ceremony held at the BSWM Convention Hall,
Diliman, Quezon City on October 15, 2010. Ms Gresones has inspired
women and men alike by uplifting the status of rice farming in
their community as well as sharing innovative approaches in veggie
farming while constantly protecting the environment. (Photo by Elmo
C Morillo) |
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2010 WORLD FOOD DAY CELEBRATION
| DA
4-B employees joined the candle lighting ceremony in support
to the 2010 World Food Day celebration with the theme "United
Against Hunger". |
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Alcala Oathtaking
| Department
of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala is sworn into office
by President Benigno Aquino III in Malacañang on July
1, 2010. The newly appointed Agriculture chief hopes for zero
rice importation by 2013 by propping up rice production in the
country. Joining him in this momentous ceremony are members of
his family (L-R) son-in-law Joseph Lucentales, grandson Jeff,
youngest daughter Ivy Alcala, eldest daughter Ingrid Alcala-Lucentales,
wife Corazon Alcala, grandson Josh, daughter-in-law Mimilanie,
grandson Theoden, only son Congressman Irvin Alcala, and grandson
Thor. ### |
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Alcala is New Department of Agriculture
Chief
| Agriculture
Secretary Proceso J. Alcala receives from outgoing Agri chief
Bernie G. Fondevilla the Department of Agriculture (DA) flag
symbolizing the turnover of leadership and responsibility of
overseeing the development and modernization of the Philippine
agriculture and fishery sectors, during simple ceremonies held
at the DA Central Office, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City,
Monday, July 5, 2010. Alcala vows to maintain a transparent leadership
and enjoins DA officials and employees to provide efficient service
and adequate support to small farmers and fishers so they can
earn profitable income and produce enough food for all. ### |
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STRENGTHENING THE CORN INDUSTRY
OF CORON
| With
just a few days before their town fiesta, farmers of Coron,
Palawan willingly shared their time to meet with other farmers
and the staff of the Department of Agriculture's Corn Program
with the optimism of increasing corn production and strengthening
the corn farming industry thru the Training on Corn and Vegetable
Production with Emphasis on IPM. |
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Cassava
varietal trial in Romblon
| Odiongan,
Romblon
- The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit (DA-RFU)
4-B Research Division in collaboration with the Romblon State
University (RSU) has propagated about forty (40) varieties of
cassava obtained from the Philippine Root Crop Research and Training
Center (PhilRootcrops) based in Leyte State University in Baybay,
Leyte. It was planted in a hectare research station of RSU in
Brgy. Agpudlus, San Andres, Romblon to determine the variety
suited in the province current soil and climatic condition. Its
main objective is to determine the possible highest yielding
variety of cassava that suited the needs of the region either
for human consumption and industrial purposes. |
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2nd BAGSAKAN CENTER IN PALAWAN
LAUNCHED
| Puerto
Princesa City.
The Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Unit No. 4-B through
the AMAD and the City Agriculturist Office of Puerto Princesa
City has launched another Bagsakan Center (BC) near the New San
Jose Market last July 15, 2010. The first BC is located in Abo-Abo,
Sofronio Española. |
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Cassava Stake Holders Meeting
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Jose, Occ. Mindoro - The first regional meeting for cassava
stake holders of MIMAROPA was held in Sikatuna Beach Hotel in
this municipality on July 8-10, 2010. Issues regarding on the
improvement of the current variety of cassava being planted by
the farmers in the region together with the expansion of area
planted were the main concern during the meeting. |
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Launching
of Bagsakan Center in Roxas
| Roxas,
Palawan
- Another Bagsakan Center (BC) in the province of Palawan was
launched by the Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Unit
(DA-RFU) 4-B in this municipality on June 3, 2010. The BC was
second of its kind in the province next to the Tabuan Center
in Brgy Abo-abo, in the municipality of Sofronio Española. |
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4-H
Municipal Congress
| Quezon,
Palawan
- The 4-H Club of Quezon in the province of Palawan conducted
their local 4-H Congress held in the municipal gymnasium on June
5-7, 2010. It was participated by the 4-members coming from the
different barangays in this remote town of the province in preparation
for the forth coming provincial, regional and even for the national
4-H congress to be held sometime next year. |
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Turn-over
of Village type corn dryer
| Mamburao,
Occ. Mindoro
- The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit (DA-RFU)
4-B had turned-over two (2) units of Village Type Corn Postharvest
Processing Facilities (Corn on Cob Dryer and Recirculating Dryer
with Biomas-Fired Furnace) to the Calumpit Multi-Purpose Cooperative
(CAMPCO) in Brgy. San Vicente, and Mindoro Progresive Multi-Purpose
Cooperative, (MPMPC) in Brgy. Tangkalan, in the municipalities
of Sablayan and Mamburao, respectively. |
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Regional Farm Family Congress
| Odiongan,
Romblon
- The municipality of Odiongan in the island of Tablas played
as host for this year's Regional Farm Family Congress participated
by the different Rural Based Organizations (RBOs) such as the
4-H Club, Rural Improvement Club (RIC), and the Farmers Association
(FA) coming from the four (4) provinces of MIMAROPA region which
was held at the newly converted Romblon State University in Odiongan,
Romblon. |
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Puerto Galera's Barangay Bagsakan
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Galera, Or. Mindoro - The Department of Agriculture Regional
Field Unit 4-B thru the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance
Division (AMAD) have launched another Barangay Bagsakan project
in Oriental Mindoro's tourism capital on April 13 2010.
The Barangay Bagsakan was located near the Balatero Port in barangay
Balatero in this municipality for better access of farmers and
fisherman's produce. This will cater not only the agriculture
products of farmers and fisher folk of the municipality of Puerto
Galera but also those surplus goods coming from the other municipalities
of northern Oriental Mindoro. |
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8th NATIONAL VEGETABLE CONGRESS HELD
IN PUERTO
PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN |
| Around
800 vegetable stakeholders all over the Philippines, private
suppliers of seeds and equipments, farmers, representatives from
the national local government agencies private processors, buyers
and traders attended the 8th National Vegetable Congress which
was held in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on February 23-25,
2010 with the theme "Refocusing the Philippines Vegetable
Industry Amidst the Challenges of Climate Change". It
aims to raise the productivity, quality standards and profitability
of farmers despite the effect of climate change and to serve
as an avenue for knowledge sharing and networking. |
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| Schedule
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KA
MITA da Entrepreneur Lady |
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Mrs.
Carmelita Rejano - Reyes,
is the owner of Rejano's Bakery located in Barangay Banahaw,
Sta. Cruz, Marinduque and Rejano's Food Processing Center in
Barangay Lipa, Sta. Cruz, Marinduque. Rejano's Bakery was established
by her parents in 1946. Ka Mita, as everybody calls her, was
among the siblings who succeeded the business. |
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LOUELLA, Outstanding Agricultural
Scientist
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On November
19, 2008 the prestigious Gawad Saka Awards of the Department
of Agriculture distributed P 2.19 million in cash prizes to 12
outstanding farmers and fisherfolk along with five farmer and
fishing groups that made notable contributions to the growth
of the agriculture sector this year. |
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ERNESTO
P. PABLO, SR SL-8 Hybrid Rice
Techno Demo Winner |
More than
half of his life is devoted to farming but only last year that
Ernesto Pablo, Sr. started reaping the fruits of his labor.
In 2003, the DA technicians in Rizal, Occidental Mindoro were
promoting the hybrid rice program to the farmers. Being certified
rice farmers for so long, all the farmers in the barangay turned
them down except one. |
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COPYRIGTHS @ 2009, Republic of the Philippines, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
Regional Field Unit IV- B MIMAROPA, 4ht Flr. ATI Bldg. Elliptical
Road, Diliman Q.C
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