Mga prodyuser at buyer ng gulay sa South Cotabato, pinulong ng DA 12

Nagtipon-tipon ang mga prodyuser at buyer ng gulay sa South Cotabato sa ipinatawag na forum ng Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division o AMAD ng Department of Agriculture 12 o DA 12 sa Koronadal City kamakailan lamang.

Sa pakikipagtulungan ng DA 12 sa Office of the Provincial Agriculturist ng naturang lalawigan, naisakatuparan ang aktibidad kung saan naglalayon ang pagtitipon na mailapit ang mga prodyuser sa kanilang mga buyer.

Ang mga buyer na ito ay kinabibilangan na lamang ng Koronadal Market Vendors’ Association at mga mall.

Ayon kay AMAD Officer-In-Charge Evelyn Jaruda ang forum ay isang paraan hindi lamang upang makahanap ng buyer ang mga prodyuser kundi pati na rin ang pagtuklas sa angkop na presyo para sa kanilang mga produkto.

Tiniyak din nito ang mga vegetable producer na palaging handa ang ahensya sa pagbibigay ng marketing assistance sa kanila kung kinakailangan.

Inilahad din nito na sa katunayan ay patuloy ang partisipasyon ng DA 12 at ng ibang magsasaka sa rehiyon sa TienDA Farmers and Fishermen’s Outlet kung saan ay dinadala ang mga produktong pang-agrikultura mula sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa patungo sa lugar na pinagdadausan ng DA.

Dagdag pa nito na nilalayon sa ngayon ni Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol na mas palawakin pa ang TienDA sa Visayas at Mindanao upang mas maraming magsasaka at mangingisda pa ang makakabenepisyo.

Sa pagtitipon ay ibinalita rin sa mga magsasaka ang panibagong laon program ng pamahalaan na Production Loan Easy Access Program. 

Direktor Casis hinikayat ang mga lokal na pamahalaan na palagiang makipag-ugnayan sa DA

Hinihikayat sa ngayon ni Department of Agriculture 12 o DA 12 Regional Executive Director Milagros Casis ang mga lokal na pamahalaan na ugaliing makipag-ugnayan sa ahensya.

Ito ang kanyang hamon sa mga partisipante ng isang forum sa Koronadal City para sa implementasyon ng Philippine Rural Development Project o PRDP.

Ipinaliwanag ni Director Casis na dahil sa kakulungan ng palagiang pakikipag-ugnayan ng mga lokal na pamahalaan sa DA, hindi agarang nabibigyang solusyon ang iilang problema sa implementasyon ng mga proyektong pang-agrikultura.

Tiniyak naman ng opisyal na gagawing regular na rin ng DA 12 ang pagsasagawa ng forum upang i-assess ang implementasyon hindi lamang ng PRDP kundi pati na rin ng iba pang proyekto ng ahensya. 

Sa kabilang dako, ang forum ay resulta ng rekomendasyon ng World Bank sa ginanap na World Bank Review Mission sa Sarangani noong Mayo na mas paigtingin pa ng DA ang pakikipagpulong nito sa mga lokal na pamahalaan.

Ibinalita rin sa mga partisipante ang mga bagong guidelines sa proyektong imprastruktura ng PRDP at status ng mga proyektong iniimplementa sa Rehiyon Dose.

Inimbita naman ang mga contractor sa pagtitipon upang paalalahanan sila na kinakailangang matapos ang isang proyekto sa nakatakdang araw na nakasaad sa mga project design.

PRESS RELEASE BUDAYAW FESTIVAL

August 16, 2017

The Richness of Mindanao Culture to be Showcased at First Ever Budayaw Festival in General Santos City

The rich culture, heritage and artistry of Mindanao and Palawan will be in the spotlight as the Philippines will host the first-ever Budayaw: The BIMP-EAGA Festival of Culture and the Arts, from September 20 to 24, 2017, in General Santos City.

A collaboration among different agencies and institutions including the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Mindanao Development Authority, Department of Tourism Region XII, the city government of General Santos, the provincial government of Sarangani, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and the Philippine Information Agency, Budayaw will showcase the diversity of creative expressions of cultural masters and artists in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) as well as raise awareness and foster appreciation on the landscapes, life-scapes and aspirations of peoples of the region.

The festival will feature different lectures, workshops, performances, shows, exhibit and other activities and events, which will also foster understanding and solidarity among the multi-cultural populations of the BIMP-EAGA.

During the five-day festival, visitors can view iconic landscapes and cultural markers of the BIMP-EAGA in an interactive exhibit, which will be accompanied by lectures and fora to discuss the tensions of tradition and modernity embedded in the images.

A specially designed pavilion will be put up, serving as the shared domain of invited master weavers, who will show visitors how context shapes mastery of techniques over our natural resources.
Visitors will also experience the beauty of indigenous musics with performances using native musical instruments such as gongs, bamboo instruments, lutes and plucked-string instruments. Moreover, they can witness performing groups showcase the best of contemporary theatre, dance and music

highlighting the threats and triumphs of communities on the road to peace, development, and resilience.

Visual artists also will also display outdoor installations as well as other works.

To make the Budayaw experience more immersive, there will be special tour packages for the visiting guests and tourists to explore the richness of Mindanao culture as well as its touristic destinations.

Aside from showcasing the diversity of cultures of countries of the region, the Budayaw festival will train the spotlight on the beauty of Mindanao, affirming and safeguarding its being wellspring of creativity and resilience.

To know more, contact Ms. Adelina M. Suemith, head of the BIMP-EAGA Socio-cultural Development Working Group and chief of the NCCA Program Monitoring and Evaluation Division and through telephone number 527-2192 local 601.

                For more information on this press release and other NCCA-related programs, please contact Mr. Rene Napeñas, head of the Public Affairs and Information Office, through 0928-5081057, 527-2192 loc 208 or through email address ncca.paio@gmail.com. 

AVIAN INFLUENZA ADVISORY DA-12

DA-BAI bans movement of poultry outside Luzon

KORONADAL CITY. The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) temporarily bans the movement of live domestic and wild birds from Luzon to Visayas and Mindanao.

In a Memorandum Circular signed by Officer-in-Charge Director Enrico Garzon, which was sent out on August 11, 2017, the ban also covers products from domestic and wild birds like poultry meat, day old chick, and semen.

Manure of these animals, which is used as organic fertilizer, is also included in the prohibition from traveling outside Luzon.

This directive was in line with the Avian Influenza or Bird Flu outbreak in the province of Pampanga which started last week.

The document also stated that within Luzon Island, the movement of fresh, frozen meat, eggs and other uncooked poultry products may be allowed provided this is outside of the seven kilometer radius control area of the outbreak site in Pampanga.

A shipping permit and a health certificate issued by a government veterinarian should also be secured.

DA 12 Regional Executive Director Milagros Casis said that through this memorandum by DA-BAI, consumers in Region 12 will be assured of safety poultry meat and other related products for their consumption.

“Our government can also rapidly control the outbreak through this directive,” she added.

The temporary ban will take effect until such time that no new cases are reported 21 days after the depopulation of the affected areas.

Meanwhile, Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that the DA and BAI already culled out almost 200,000 of chickens in San Luis, Pampanga as part of the control measures of the government for the spread of the virus.

In his official facebook page, Sec. Piñol also released the hotlines for queries and concerns about avian influenza. For disease reporting and other concerns: 0920-854-3119 and 0995-132-9339; while for quarantine concerns clients can ask through this contact number: 0918-917-1407; and for mass media queries:  0928-736-4454. (Carl Ulysses L. Aguillon/RAFIS-DA RFO 12)

                                                            Approved by:

                                   

           

MILAGROS C. CASIS, CE

                                                            Regional Executive Director