NEW FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS OFFICIALLY TURNED OVER IN LAMITAN CITY, BASILAN
Two newly concreted farm-to-market roads were officially turned over to Lamitan City, Basilan on January 23, 2025, providing better access for farmers and residents in the area. The turnover ceremony was led by MAFAR-BARMM Chief of Staff Arphia T. Ebus, JD, representing Regional Project Coordination Office-BARMM Project Director Mohammad S. Yacob, Ph.D., Lamitan City…
NEW TRADING POST AND WAREHOUSES WITH SOLAR-POWERED DRYERS TURNED OVER TO FARMERS IN LUMBAYANAGUE
Farmers in Lumbayanague, Lanao del Sur, can now benefit from a newly constructed Trading Post worth Php12.7 million and three warehouses with solar dryers, each costing Php5.6 million. These facilities were officially turned over by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform – Philippine Rural Development Project (MAFAR-PRDP) Regional Project Coordinating Office BARMM on…
BARMM FARMERS’ PREMIUM COFFEE SHINES AT DA-PRDP EXHIBIT, EARNS WORLD BANK AND EU PRAISE
The Saint Mary of Downtown (SMD) Farmers Organization, Inc. from the Regional Project Coordination Office – BARMM proudly showcased their premium coffee products at the DA-PRDP Exhibit and Bazaar held at the Department of Agriculture Central Office in Quezon City which runs from December 2 to December 6, 2024. This five-day exhibit is part…
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…