Department of Agriculture - Philippine Rural Development Project

04/09/2026

| “𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢 [𝘗𝘙𝘋𝘗]. 𝘚𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘬𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨–𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨–𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘰𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯. 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯.”

Ito ang naging pahayag ni 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐍. 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬, President ng Pilinio Federation of High Value Crops Growers Inc., matapos ang kanilang matagumpay na partisipasyon sa 20th National Vegetable Congress noong Agosto 18-20 sa Davao City, kung saan inimbitahan sila ng PRDP na lumahok sa nasabing pagtitipon.

Masayang ibinahagi ni Pandes na naging makabuluhan ang kanilang paglahok sa congress dahil maliban sa unang beses nilang sumali ay naipakilala rin sila sa mas malaking market. Ayon sa kanya, tatlong potensyal na buyer ang nagpakita ng interes na bumili ng kanilang mga produktong gawa sa taro.

Ang Pilinio Federation of High Value Crops Growers Inc. ang nangangasiwa ng Pilinio Taro Production, Drying, and Storage Facility na pinondohan ng PRDP Scale-Up sa Pili, Camarines Sur. Layunin ng proyekto na pataasin ang kalidad ng dried taro leaves, na pangunahing produkto ng kooperatiba, at palakasin ang industriya ng taro sa Bicol.

Sa paglahok sa mga ganitong pagtitipon, nabibigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga kooperatibang tulad ng Pilinio na makipag-ugnayan sa iba’t ibang mga agri stakeholder, mapalawak ang kanilang kaalaman sa pagsasaka at pagkalakal, at maibida ang kanilang produkto sa mas maraming tao.

04/09/2026

| As more large scale rural development projects reach the agricultural and fisheries sector in CALABARZON, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project and the DA Regional Field Office CALABARZON continue to strengthen their project management capacities to ensure effective implementation and maximize benefits for farmers and fisherfolk. Last week, personnel from both offices underwent training on the use of the DA-PRDP's newly established central data bank, the SIDLAN.

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04/09/2026

| As the DA-PRDP Scale-Up continues to support the implementation of approved enterprise subprojects, beneficiary farmer organizations are also being equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to manage their enterprises sustainably.

Held on August 25–27, 2026 in Tarlac City, Tarlac, the Bookkeeping and Financial Management Training strengthened participants’ capacity in financial recording, budgeting, income and expense monitoring, and preparation of basic financial reports.

For the cooperatives, better financial management means more than keeping records—it helps their management make informed decisions, promote transparency, and safeguard the resources entrusted to them.

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| As the DA-PRDP Scale-Up continues to support the implementation of approved enterprise subprojects, beneficiary farmer organizations are also being equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to manage their enterprises sustainably.

Held on August 25–27, 2026 in Tarlac City, Tarlac, the Bookkeeping and Financial Management Training strengthened participants’ capacity in financial recording, budgeting, income and expense monitoring, and preparation of basic financial reports.

For the cooperatives, better financial management means more than keeping records—it helps their management make informed decisions, promote transparency, and safeguard the resources entrusted to them.

Through capacity-building initiatives like this, PRDP Scale-Up helps ensure that supported enterprises are not only established, but are equipped to grow, remain accountable, and create lasting benefits for their farmer-members.

04/09/2026

| For years, banana growers in Maragusan, Davao de Oro, took a chance every time they brought in new planting material. They sourced varieties from outside the municipality, sometimes from other provinces, waited weeks for their orders, transported the seedlings home, and planted them. Only later would they find out whether the plants would perform as expected.

MAGROW Growers Agribusiness Head Dexter Amaranto remembers how growers sourced and benchmarked banana varieties from other areas, only to discover that some did not maintain the expected characteristics once grown on their farms. Some produced irregular bunches or fruit that failed to meet desired standards.

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03/09/2026

| Stay informed with the latest issue of inFOCUS, the official newsletter of the DA-PRDP Scale-Up.

The August edition includes updates on the enhanced RAEB framework for the PRDP Scale-Up, newly approved subprojects, and progress on the I-BUILD Component’s infrastructure subprojects.

03/09/2026

| “𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐧𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧,” saad ni Ms. Maricel Balwang, School Principal ng Camandag Elementary School sa Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya.

Ito ang isa sa mga benepisyong hatid ng DA-PRDP Subproject, isang 10.06-kilometrong farm-to-market road na nagkakahalaga ng ₱203.8 milyon, na layuning suportahan ang industriya ng kamatis sa Ambaguio at mabawasan ang gastos sa transportasyon ng mga magsasaka.

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03/09/2026

| Years after receiving support from the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project to expand their respective enterprises, farmers' cooperatives and associations in Quezon, Batangas, and Laguna continue to demonstrate their commitment to sustaining and further developing their enterprise operations and agricultural production during a coordination meeting led by the DA-PRDP Regional Project Coordination Office CALABARZON.

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03/09/2026

| IQMDS training, isinagawa para sa mas epektibong infrastructure quality monitoring

Nagsagawa ang Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) I-BUILD South Luzon Cluster ng Infrastructure Quality Monitoring and Durability System (IQMDS) Training, noong Agosto 11-14, 2026 sa Tagaytay City, bilang bahagi ng patuloy na pagsisikap na mapalawak ang kaalaman at kasanayan ng mga engineers at technical staff mula sa Project Support Office (PSO), Regional Project Coordination Offices, at local government units sa monitoring, quality assurance, at pangangalaga ng mga DA-PRDP subprojects.

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03/09/2026

| 𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗡 𝗞𝗨𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧

For Sultan Kudarat's coffee producers, turning a promising business idea into a working enterprise requires more than a good plan. It requires a proposal strong enough to move through technical review and toward possible implementation. That process continued through the PSO-RPCO Joint Technical Assistance (JTA) for the Integrated Coffee Enterprise of Sultan Kudarat, conducted from August 24 to 28, 2026, in Koronadal City, South Cotabato.

The five-day activity brought together technical teams to assess the readiness and completeness of the enterprise's Business Plan and identify areas that still need to be strengthened.

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03/09/2026

| Financing, insurance, and stronger partnerships were at the center of the Mindanao C.A.F.E. PRDP Scale-Up Forum, which brought together FCAs, LGUs, project implementers, and financing and insurance partners in Davao City from August 25–28.

Over four days, participants explored ways to strengthen enterprise readiness, manage risks, and connect PRDP-supported enterprises with opportunities that can help them grow beyond project assistance.

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