DA helps boost mango industry

Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (3rd from left) forges a deal with the Philippine Mango Industry Foundation Inc. (PMIFI) thru its President Virginia de la Fuente (2nd from left) that will provide P10-million (M) assistance to the local mango industry during the commencement of the 15th National Mango Congress on March 20, 2013 at the Ramon Magsaysay Technological University in Iba, Zambales.

Under the agreement, the Department of Agriculture will provide farmers inputs and technical assistance, via the PMIFI, to improve and modernize the mango sector of the country. During the event, Alcala also provided 50,000 mango seedlings to Zambales mango growers and raffled out farm inputs worth P5 M.  Others in the photo are: DA-High Value Crops Development Program National Coordinator Jennifer Remoquillo (right), Zambales 2nd district Rep. Jun Omar Ebdane (standing, center) and Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane (behind Alcala). (Photo by: Alan Jacalan, DA-Information Service)