THE BANANA Conference and Exhibit 2024 (BanCon 2024) was attended by banana farmers banana industry players, traders, and exporters and relevant stakeholders. It has an aim to improve the banana industry in the Philippines, held last Oct. 17 to 18 at SM Lanang SMX Convention Center. It was facilitated and organized by the Philippine Exporters continue reading : BANANA CONFERENCE AND EXHIBIT 2024
[October 22, 2024] The DA-High Value Crops Development Program – National Program Management Office (NPMO) just held the Ginger Seedlings Turnover Ceremony in Brgy. Planas, Porac, Pampanga. Director Joseph Manicad of DA-HVCDP led the turn over ceremony. The event was attended by Engr. Joceline Buan (Municipal Agriculturist of Porac, Pampanga), the recipients of the ginger continue reading : Ginger Seedlings Turnover Ceremony at Porac, Pampanga
The High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) successfully launched the first webinar of its series, featuring bamboo as a commercial crop. This groundbreaking event saw active participation from local and international stakeholders, laying the foundation for more discussions on bamboo’s commercial and environmental potential. In her opening remarks, Usec. Cheryl Marie “Ching” Natividad Caballero of the continue reading : Highlights from the HVCDP Bamboo Webinar: A Milestone for Philippine Bamboo Industry
Last September 6, 2024, the Department of Agriculture-High Value Crops Development Program (DA-HVCDP) successfully held a benchmarking activity in Talisay, Batangas. The objective was to study and learn from established farmers’ designs and protocols for seedling production, specifically for coffee and cacao. The activity featured three key nurseries: Berdies Plant Nursery of Limneo Buno Popoys continue reading : DA-HVCDP Conducts Benchmarking Activity on Nursery Establishment in Talisay, Batangas
[August 31 & September 1, 2024 – South Bank, Brisbane] Paving the Way for Agricultural Excellence: CarabaoMango.Au meets the Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and the DA-HVCDP Undersecretary Cheryl “Ching” Caballero. Featured on CarabaoMango.Au, it was mentioned that Miguel Ripoll, CM.Au’s Managing Director, shared two separate but fruitful meetings with the DA Secretary continue reading : Paving the Way for Agricultural Excellence
