P2.5M for cloud seeding to save rice harvest here
A cloud seeding operation will be conducted in order to save the palay harvest level threatened by the lack of rains during the past months.
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Bohol Fish Market and TienDA continues says Secretary Piñol
“This is just a beginning.” A noteworthy pronouncement of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel T. Piñol during the launching of the Bohol Fish Market and TienDA last Thursday at the Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center (BAPC), Dao District, Tagbilaran City.
PDRP I – REAP Conducting Harmonized Business Planning for Regional Regular Sub-Projects
The Philippine Rural Development Project- I – REAP is conducting a harmonized Business Planning for Regular Sub-Projects in Region 7 at Alpha Suites, Mandaue Cebu City on August 7-10, 2018.
Mr. Jonas Luega, Municipal Agricultural Officer of Jetafe, Bohol together with officers of the fishermen’s association of Jetafe is heading the team for the province of Bohol assisted by Ms. Angeline Resquir of the Agribusiness Division of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist.
Staff from the PRDP – I – REAP, PSO Visayas are the Resource Persons and facilitators of the three (3) day workshop. The enterprise planned for the said association is centered on the production and marketing of seaweeds.
It is noted that Bohol has eight (8) on-going sub projects/enterprises situated in the municipalities of Balilihan, Loon, Calape, Jagna and Mabini of which 1 Million worth of grant was released to the said proponents.
DA-BFAR-OPA conduct preparatory meeting for DA TienDA
Focal Persons for the coming DA TienDA is conducting a preparatory meeting today, August 8, 2018 at Panda Tea Garden Suites, this city purposely to finalize all activities for the coming big days. Mr. Gery Avila, head of the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD), Ms. Rosanna Lamdagan of the Agribusiness Division of OPA and Ms. Eugenia Mayol of BFAR will be leading the meeting.
Chatto reminds OPA anew on food supply
RENEWING THE CALL. Governor Edgar M. Chatto has reminded anew the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) of settling the tone of agriculture to be readied to feed the increasing numbers of populations once the new Panglao Bohol International Airport operates this year.
Financial Assistance to Coop
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Gov. Edgar M. Chatto turns over the check worth P482,000 to Bohol Provincial Seaweeds Farmers Producers Cooperative (BPSFPC) through its Chairman Francisco Caparas, Jr. as the first tranche of the P964,000 financial assistance from the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) for the purpose of establishing a Fish Trading Center as a source of cheaper fish and other fishery products.
Sandugo Agri-Fair 2018 opens
AGRI-FAIR ’18. DA Sec. Manny Piñol cut the ribbon during the opening cereremonies of the Sandugo Agri Fair 2018 on july 17 with Gov. Edgar Chatto and Cong. Rene Relampagos. They werte joined by DA-7 Regional dir. Atty. Salva Diputado, Agricultural Training Institute head Dr. Carol Daquio, BFAR Regional Dir. Nilo Kataba, Provincial Agriculture Office Head Dr. Larry Pamugas.(EDCOM)
DA Sec. Piñol to grace Sandugo Agri-Fair on Tues.
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol is here on Tuesday as speaker during the opening program of the Sandugo Agri-Fair 2018 at 1pm to be held at the Island City Mall Activity Center.
Agri-Fair Flowers, garden show opens
The Sandugo Flower and Garden Show that ushers the month-long celebration of the Sandugo festival 2018 were formally opened last Wednesday at the Plaza Rizal in Tagbilaran City.
PGBh steps up HEAT IT agri caravan
The Provincial government of Bohol (PGBh) through the countryside development Program-Purok Power Movement (CDP-PPM) has fast tracked the conduct of the HEAT IT Medical-Dental and Agri Caravan and Handover and Oath-Taking Ceremonies of Sectoral Working Committee Volunteers in the different remote barangays in Bohol.