GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR COFFEE DRYING FACILITY HELD IN PATIKUL, SULU

  SULU -The Philippine Rural Development Project, Regional Project Coordination Office BARMM held a groundbreaking ceremony on October 15 for the Construction of an All-Weather Drying Facility for Coffee in Barangay Latih, Patikul, Sulu. This drying facility is worth PhP593,770 funded under the World Bank’s 2nd Additional Financing with EU Co-Financing Grant designed to support…

PRDP EQUIPS STAKEHOLDERS WITH TOOLS FOR RICE VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS IN BARMM

The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), through its I-Plan component, in partnership with the MAFAR Rice Program, conducted an orientation on Rice Value Chain Analysis (VCA) Tools on October 3, 2024, in Cotabato City. The activity aims to equip enumerators and stakeholders from Maguindanao del Sur and Norte for using VCA tools to analyze rice…

MAFAR-PRDP FMR PROJECT OPENS ACCESSIBILITY FOR FARMING COMMUNITIES IN TALAYAN, MDS

  MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR – Farmers and residents from four barangays in the Municipality of Talayan and neighboring areas now enjoying the improved access from their farms to market following the successful turnover of a World Bank-funded Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) project on July 7, 2024, in Barangay Lanting. The project, spanning 9.46 kilometers with two…

THREE COOPS FROM TAWI-TAWI RECEIVE THE FIRST TRANCHE OF SUPPORT FOR SEAWEED PRODUCTION

  The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform – Philippine Rural Development Project (MAFAR-PRDP) distributed various packages of seaweed farming inputs and equipment for the three seaweed farming cooperatives on June 26-27, 2024, in Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi. The three cooperatives, including Tongbangkaw Seaweeds Farmers and Fisherfolks Producer Coop, Parhimpunan Karandahan Kepeng Producer Coop, and Magdaraing…

PRDP TECHNICAL EXPERTS AID MLGUS IN FAST-TRACKING PROJECT APPROVALS THROUGH JOINT TECHNICAL REVIEW

  The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), Project Support Office Mindanao (PSO-Mindanao), Regional Project Coordination Office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region and Muslim Mindanao (RPCO-BARMM), and the Municipal Local Government Units (MLGUs) of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi gathered for a Joint Technical Review (JTR) on June 3-10 at Citi Inn, Hotel, Zamboanga City. RPCO-BARMM I-BUILD Specialist…

MAFAR-PRDP SUPPORTS BADJAO DILAUT FISHERMEN COOPERATIVE WITH SEAWEED FARMING INPUTS AND EQUIPMENT

  The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform – Philippine Rural Development Project (MAFAR-PRDP) distributed vital seaweed farming inputs and equipment to the Badjao Dilaut Fishermen Cooperative on May 21, 2024, in Barangay Karaha, Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi. Led by Deputy Project Director Ammal D. Solaiman and Fisheries Services Director General Pendatun S. Patarasa, the…

STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON HOT CHILI VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS HELD IN TAWI-TAWI

  The Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), represented by the team from PSO Mindanao, RPCO BARMM, organized a stakeholders’ consultation workshop for the development of the hot chili value chain analysis in Tawi-Tawi. Held at Rachel’s Place in Bongao on May 8, 2024, key stakeholders participated in the workshop, including the 11 MAFAR Municipal Officers…

RPCO-BARMM CONDUCTS CAPDEV AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING WORSHOP FOR PGs

The Regional Project Coordination Office BARMM recently conducted a Capacity Development and Business Continuity Planning workshop for the Proponent Groups in Barangay Badak, General S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur on February 13-16, 2024. The primary objective of the training was to equip the Badak Multi-Purpose Cooperative with the necessary skills and strategies to ensure the…

SEAWEED FARMERS FROM SOUTH UBIAN RECEIVE FISH LANDING AND WAREHOUSE WITH SOLAR DRYER FROM PRDP

TAWI-TAWI – The seaweed farmers from Barangay Dampong and Tampakan, Municipality of South Ubian, benefited from the Fish Landing and Warehouse with Solar Dryer facilities, as the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform – Philippine Rural Development Project successfully conducted the turnover ceremony on February 13, 2024. Leading the turnover ceremony was Deputy Project…