DA chief visits agri tramline in Nueva Vizcaya

dachief TobonganTramlineAgriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (middle) assures Mayor John Balasya (right) of Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya of the Department of Agriculture’s continuing support to transform the town into a major producer of semi-temperate or ‘chopsuey’ vegetables.

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DA allots P5-M agri projects, facilities in Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya

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Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (left, top photo) assures farmers and local government officials of Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya that the Aquino government through the Department of Agriculture will provide them with needed support to develop its potentials as a major producer of upland or ‘chop suey vegetables and other high value crops.

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DA Sec Alcala opens P14.7-M DA-BFAR facility in Cordillera

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Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (2nd from right) unveils the marker of a P14.7-million three-storey Fish Post Harvest and Laboratory Center (inset) of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) in Guisad, Baguio City, August 6, 2012.

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DA Chief honors 2012 Gawad Saka Cordillera winners

dachief gawasaka2012Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (4th from left, back row) poses with the Cordillera regional winners of the 2012 Gawad Saka or search for outstanding achievers in agriculture and fisheries, at the Department of Agriculture regional office in Baguio City, August 6, 2012.

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DA provides P3-M agri assistance to Tarlac seed growers

dachief TarlacAgriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (middle) cuts the ceremonial ribbon to formally inaugurate and turn-over P3-million worth of assistance — consisting of a P2.4-M grains warehouse, rice transplanter (inset), seed cleaner, modified flatbed dryer and multi-purpose drying pavement — to the Amucao Seed Growers Agro-Industrial Cooperative (ASGAIC), in Tarlac City, whose members devote 150 hectares for rice seed production.

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DA Proposes $627-M Phl Rural Devt Program

dachief 627MPRDPAgriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (middle, top photo) announces that the Department of Agriculture is proposing a six-year, $627-million Philippines Rural Development Program (PRDP) that will initially cover six regions (4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7 and 8) in Luzon and Visayas, and those under the current Mindanao Rural Development Program Phase 2 (MRDP2), during a July 31 press briefing, at the DA-BSWM, in Quezon City, as part of the ongoing 11-day 8th World Bank (WB) review mission, attended by DA and WB officials, Mindanao local government officials, and project beneficiaries (below).

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Tagulahi CIS Inauguration

dachief TagulahiDA Chief opens P4.5-M Butuan City Irrigation Project. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (3rd from left) leads the inauguration of a supplementary dam of a P4.5-million Tagulahi Communal Irrigation System, in Sitio Doque, Barangay Taguibo, Butuan City, July 24, 2012.

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Sec Alcala swears in new SEAFDEC-AQD chief

dachief SEAFDEC AQDChiefAgriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has recently sworn in Dr. Felix Ayson, as the new chief of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD), in Tigbauan, Iloilo.

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DA Aims to Achieve Veggie Sufficiency

dachief NationalVegetableCongressSecretary Proceso J. Alcala (2nd from right) leads the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the 10th National Vegetable Congress in Butuan City, on July 24, 2012, attended by 1,000 farmers, local government officials and vegetable industry stakeholders and exhibitors.

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DA, veggie traders to meet regularly

veggietradersThe Department of Agriculture will meet regularly with traders to stabilize the supply and prices of vegetables and other food commodities for the benefit of both farmers and consumers.

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