Almost 3K NegOcc, Guimaras rice farmers get around P14-M aid

BACOLOD CITY – A total of 2,792 rice farmers in Negros Occidental and Guimaras provinces received a total of PHP13.96 million in cash assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA). In Bago City, the top-producing local government unit in Negros Occidental, a total of continue reading : Almost 3K NegOcc, Guimaras rice farmers get around P14-M aid

CASH AID. Thousands of rice farmers flock to the gymnasium of Tulunan, North Cotabato, on Friday (May 3, 2024) for the payout of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance amounting to PHP5,000 each. A senior female farmer in the town (inset) fills out the form for the release of her cash grant. (Photo courtesy of OPAg)

Financial Aid for Rice Farmers in NoCot complete

KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – The Department of Agriculture in the Soccsksargen Region (DA-12) has completed the distribution of over PHP187.7 million worth of unconditional cash aid to over 37,000 rice farmers in North Cotabato province, an official said Saturday. Alan Coronado, provincial rice program coordinator, said the series of payouts that started in March continue reading : Financial Aid for Rice Farmers in NoCot complete

Over 2K farmers, coops in Camarines Sur get P75-M aid from DA

LEGAZPI CITY – More than 2,000 farmers, cooperatives and associations, and two local government units (LGUs) in Camarines Sur have received PHP75 million worth of assistance from the government through the Department of Agriculture. On Wednesday, Lovella Guarin, DA-Bicol spokesperson, said the agency provided cash assistance under Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) and farm machinery under the continue reading : Over 2K farmers, coops in Camarines Sur get P75-M aid from DA

Tulong ng DA sa 1,142 OrMin farmers na sapul ng El Nino umarangkada na

MANILA, Philippines – UMARANGKADA na ang tulong na cash assistance mula sa Department of Agriculture (DA) para sa 1,142 magsasaka na apektado ng El Nino sa mga bayan ng Mansalay at Bulalacao sa Oriental Mindoro na ang mga pananim ay nasalanta ng patuloy na tagtuyot. Ayon sa Department of Agriculture (DA) ang mga pondong ipinamahagi continue reading : Tulong ng DA sa 1,142 OrMin farmers na sapul ng El Nino umarangkada na

ASSISTING FARMERS. The Department of Agriculture in Calabarzon distributes PHP7.2 million in financial assistance to 1,444 farmers in Quezon province on Jan. 18, 2024. Some of these beneficiaries received PHP5,000 each under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) program. (Photo courtesy of DA Calabarzon)

DA distributes Cash Aid to Quezon farmers

LIPA CITY, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture in Calabarzon (DA 4-A) has stepped up its distribution of financial assistance to small farmers in Quezon province under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) program. In an interview on Monday, engineer Jana Baja, Regional Rice Program focal person, said that on Jan. 18 alone, continue reading : DA distributes Cash Aid to Quezon farmers

FINANCIAL AID. Farmers in San Remigio town receive their Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance via payout on May 9, 2023. Sonie Guanco, DA-Antique Provincial Coordinating Office in-charge, said the 47,390 Antique farmers could benefit from the assistance following the payout starting Wednesday (Jan. 3, 2024) (Photo courtesy of San Remigio LGU)

Over 47K Antique farmers to get Cash Aid

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Agriculture (DA) began on Wednesday the release of PHP236.95 million under the 2023 Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) to benefit 47,390 farmers in Antique. Sonie Guanco, Agriculture Program Coordinating head in Antique, said of the total target recipients, 26,397 belonging to the first continue reading : Over 47K Antique farmers to get Cash Aid

Use excess RCEF funds for farmers’ aid – Marcos

PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to use excess collections from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to provide farmers with drying, mechanization, and other equipment support to sustain rice productivity in the country, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said yesterday. In a news release, the PCO said the President, who continue reading : Use excess RCEF funds for farmers’ aid – Marcos