THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) has been getting requests to extend the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) that is set to end in June 2024. Dionisio Alvindia, executive director of PhilMech, said that he and officials of the agency have been receiving requests from local farmers and organizations to extend the continue reading : Farmers, others seek RCEF extension

BUTUAN CITY – Thirty-seven accredited rice-based farmers’ cooperatives and associations in Surigao del Sur province have received PHP81.96 million worth of farm equipment from the Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13). In a statement Friday, the DA-13 said the farm machinery and equipment were released under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). The continue reading : Surigao Sur farmers’ groups get P81.9-M farm equipment

DAVAO CITY – Thirty-one farming cooperatives in three regions in Mindanao are beneficiaries of some PHP30 million worth of assistance from the government, officials reported Friday. In the Davao region, around 26 qualified farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Davao de Oro province received Thursday farm machinery worth PHP24.18 million from the Department of Agriculture continue reading : Davao, Caraga, Soccsksargen Agri-Coops get P30-M Government Aid