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

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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

Quezon, NE receives additional RCEF production technologies

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PHilMech’s Dir. IV Dionisio G. Alvindia and Dir. III Joel V. Dator oversaw the turnover of additional production technologies to the municipal local government unit of Quezon, Nueva Ecija on January 17, 2024. The local government unit is now in possession of two units of Php4.4 million worth four-wheel drive tractor (4WDT), which will further continue reading : Quezon, NE receives additional RCEF production technologies

Tarlac LGUs, farmers receive P79-M worth of machinery

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The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech), an attached-agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), granted machinery and postharvest facilities to farmers and the Tarlac government. According to PHilMech, P79 million worth of farm and harvest pieces of equipment were given to Qualified farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) and local government units (LGUs) continue reading : Tarlac LGUs, farmers receive P79-M worth of machinery

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

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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

Distribution of Machineries under RCEF

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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the distribution of 125 units of machinery to 88 qualified farmers’ cooperative and association (FCA) under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) at the PhilMech center located at the Science City of Munoz in Nueva Ecija on December 7, 2023. The awarded machineries include: five units of four-wheel continue reading : Distribution of Machineries under RCEF

SUFFICIENT RICE. A rice field in Sibalom, Antique. Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) chief Nicolasito Calawag said in an interview Tuesday (Dec. 12, 2023) that as of Nov. 30, the province of Antique was 159.33 percent sufficient in rice with a total of production of 248,334.28 metric tons. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay)

Prov’l agri office says Antique 159.33% rice sufficient

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SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The province of Antique is 159.33 percent sufficient in rice. Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) chief Nicolasito Calawag said in an interview Tuesday that as of Nov. 30, their office recorded a total production of 248,334.28 metric tons from the 61,420.48 hectares of rice farms throughout the province. continue reading : Prov’l agri office says Antique 159.33% rice sufficient