December 23, 2023
LA TRINIDAD The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DACAR) said at least 8,399 Benguet farmers affected by super typhoon “Egay” will benefit from the PHP20 million worth of supplies. In an interview on Thursday, Lito Mocati of the DA-CAR Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, said the beneficiaries, identified by municipal governments, are […]
December 9, 2023
Innovate agricultural practices to meet food sufficiency, global competition-PSA official BAGUIO CITY Benguet economic performance in 2022 has slowed down to 5.1 percent as compared to its 6.1 percent in the previous year, the Philippine Statistics Authority-Cordillera (PSACAR) said on Monday (Dec.4). Benguet has a 23.3 percent share from region’s P337.66 billion gross domestic product […]
December 9, 2023
BAGUIO CITY The Department of Agrarian Reform – Cordillera Administrative Region (DARCAR) and DAR-Benguet, in partnership with the Baguio City Government through the City Veterinary and Agriculture Office (CVAO) have turned over Farm Machineries and Equipment (FME) valued at Php 320,000 to Agrarian Reform agricultural technology, and put value-added on farm products, the province’ agricultural […]
September 24, 2023
Department of Agriculture-Cordillera (DA-CAR) Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) Chief Joan Bacbac formally turned-over a the “Kadiwa truck” transport vehicle to Tuba Mayor Clarita Sal-ongan, Vice Mayor Maria Carantes, and members of the Sanguniang Bayan as part of the opening of the 8th Ava Festival of Tuba, Benguet on Thursday, September 21,2023. The vehicle […]
September 23, 2023
The provincial government of La Union in collaboration with various government agencies, has launched the localized Kadiwa ng Pangulo in La Union to address food prices hikes and ensure food security in the province, the initiative connects local farmers and small businesses with consumers, aiming to stabilize prices, promote local businesses, and enhance food security. […]
April 4, 2022
Local farmers harvest lettuce from a “heart-shaped farm” in Asin, Tuba, Benguet. Farmers are developing most of their lots to be part of the farm tourism destinations in the province of Benguet. RMC PIA-CAR
February 9, 2022
A farmer with a heavy load of freshly Harvested Cabbage at Atok, Benguet’s all-year-round cold weather is very conducive to highland vegetable farming.
January 24, 2021
Hand out photo of the vegetable plantations in upland Licuan-Baay town in Abra. Artemio Dumlao/ABN
April 26, 2020
Benguet Governor Melchor Diclas appealed to local chief executives and other officials in the municipalities to allow their farmers to continue to tend to their farms despite the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine due to the COVID-19 threat. RMC PIA-CAR
January 28, 2020
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet- A total of 121 irrigation projects was completed and it generated 3,834 jobs in CY 2019, the National Irrigation Administration-Cordillera (NIA-CAR) reported on Friday (Jan.24). The projects are in line with agency’s mission to improve farmers’ quality of life and contribute to the inclusive growth of the region and to the country […]