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.

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

BRUNEI CONTRIBUTES TO PHILIPPINES HALAL SECTOR

THE bilateral relationship be-tween the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam is excellent and there is much that can be learnt from their cooperation, including in the Halal industry.

This was said by Alan Peter Cayetano, the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs, during a session organised as part of the first Asean Media Forum (AMF), in Manila, the Philippines on August 4.

Jointly organised by the Asean Secretariat and the Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), in consultation with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, the AMF was held as part of the commemorative activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of Asean.

The AMF was aimed at providing a platform for Asean to convey key messages of its goals, achievements and challenges to top media leaders, while at the same time, allows for engagement, discussion and debate on topical and timely international issues which affect the region.

The highlight of the forum was a ‘Conversation with the Asean Chair’ hosted by the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

During the session, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs responded to a question from the Bulletin pertaining to the relationship between the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam.

“The Philippines has very good bilateral relations with Brunei,” he said, noting a very special friendship between the two countries.

“We are in debt to our Asean brothers and sisters in countries where there is a Muslim majority which includes, of course, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Because of their help, we are able to manage the problem in Mindanao.

“So the cooperation is there. Many of those who are helping us in the peace process are Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.”

He added, “There are a lot of things we can learn from our cooperation, like the Halal industry, both for our local population and as we develop our agriculture.”

Source: https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-contributes-philippines-halal-sector/