Month: March 2020

Cagayan de Oro, March 30 – As the distribution of relief packs is among the initiatives that local governments has been adopting to curb the spread of COVID-19, the agriculture department (DA) urges its officials to consider buying local farmers’ produce. “Aside from the usual distribution of canned goods and other processed food, we suggest continue reading : Aggie dept urges LGUs to buy local farmers’ produce; issues 3,053 foodlane passes in NorMin

To ensure unhampered delivery of agri-fishery products amid the threat of COVID-19, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) through its Provincial Operations Centers (POC), Research Stations and Regulatory Division have started catering applications on March 24, 2020 for the issuance of FoodLane accreditation certification and vehicle passes. Through this initiative, continue reading : DA-10 adds Foodlane processing centers in NorMin

  Cagayan de Oro City, March 28 – The agriculture department (DA) encourages the Filipinos in the government’s bid of ensuring every household adequate, accessible and affordable food through the Ahon Lahat, Pagkaing Sapat Kontra sa COVID-19 (ALPAS COVID-19). Complementing the department’s existing regular programs, DA under the helm of Secretary William D. Dar has continue reading : DA’s ALPAS COVID-19 eyes increased food prod’n; distributes vegetable seeds

To mitigate the spread of the highly contagious Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 through its Integrated Laboratory Division has produced 70 percent ethyl alcohol with moisturizer for its frontline personnel. Recognizing the limited supply and high cost of disinfectants in light of the COVID-19 crisis in continue reading : DA-10’s Integrated Lab formulates 70% ethyl alcohol for frontline personnel

CdeO City, March 23 – Amid the declaration of the country under the state of calamity relative to the COVID-19 outbreak, the agriculture department in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) has implemented workarounds to continue the delivery of its services. DA-10 has adopted 25 percent skeletal workforce and work-from-home arrangement effective March 23, 2020 until further notice. continue reading : Aggie dept adopts workarounds amid COVID-19 crisis

Issuance of foodlane passes to strengthen the food supply links from farms to markets. This is to warrant unhampered movement of food and production items, as these shall also pass through different quarantine checkpoints amid the CoViD-19 crisis. CdeO City, March 20 – Department of Agriculture – Northern Mindanao (DA-10) is currently issuing Foodlane Accreditation continue reading : Foodlane passes to aid mobility of food, prod’n items amid CoViD-19 crisis

Cagayan de Oro City, 18 March – Regional Technical Director for Operations Carlota S. Madriaga with the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) staff of the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) discussed on the implementation procedures related to foodlane accreditation. This is to ensure unconstrained movement of agricultural commodities within continue reading : DA to accredit agri-fishery traders for foodlane

Cagayan de Oro, March 6 – Through Proclamation No. 224 s. 1988 declaring the first week of March each year as Women’s Week, DA-RFO 10 through its women’s employee association, held a film showing at the agency grounds, earlier today.   Centered on the theme: “We Make Change Work for Women”, said activity aimed to continue reading : DA-10 observes women’s week celebration

  The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization finishes its three-day validation of Farmers’ Cooperative and   Associations (FCAs) today, March 06, 2020 in Lala, Lanao del Norte.   The validation of five (5) FCAs in the three towns of Lanao del Norte, namely: Tubod, Kapatagan and Lala was done to continue reading : DA-PhilMech caps off FCA validation in Lanao Norte