The government is working on five ?bagsakan centers? in the Davao Region where the Department of Agriculture (DA) is infusing five million pesos to fund the project. These centers will have cold storage and other facilities to handle food and crops from farmers.
DAVAO CITY — SEEING the potential of the cacao industry of San Isidro, Davao del Norte, the regional offices of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently awarded the municipality an assistance of P950,000 .
San Isidro, a municipality located around 100 meters away from Davao City, has been tagged as the ?Chocolate Hub of the Davao Region?.
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The Department of Trade and Industry seems to be suggesting that it?s about time the popular clich? ?an apple a day keeps the doctors away? be changed to ?a banana a day keeps the doctors away.? Nelly Esperanza, DTI Davao del Norte chief for consumer welfare and trade regulation, the department will be launching on July 17 banana chips as a health food.
MANILA — The Philippine government is putting in place intervention measures for the palay sector to boost production to 19.058 million metric tons (MMT) by 2010 and help drive annual growth of agriculture to 5-6 percent over the next three years.
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