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It should hopefully be clear to BBM and our policymakers that unless they tackle agrarian reform first, nothing they are thinking of doing will make our agricultural sector more productive.

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The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has turned over P6.5 million worth of projects to a group of farmers in Misamis Oriental.

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At least P22 million worth of farm supply and equipment have been turned over by the Department of Agrarian Reform to 29 farmers’ organizations in Davao region.

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Loans extended by Philippine banks for agriculture and agrarian reform continued to rise but still fell short of the threshold mandated under the law, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

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At least $25 million worth of agricultural projects will be implemented in Mindanao starting next year by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations.

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My feelings, whenever I pass Department of Agrarian Reform building on Quezon City’s Elliptical Road, are mixed.

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                    [Title] => Where agrarian reform succeeded
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It should hopefully be clear to BBM and our policymakers that unless they tackle agrarian reform first, nothing they are thinking of doing will make our agricultural sector more productive.

[DatePublished] => 2025-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136475 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2279749 [Title] => New Agrarian Emancipation law hailed [Summary] => House Speaker Martin Romualdez has expressed confidence that the newly signed Republic Act 11953 or the Agrarian Emancipation Act will serve as a catalyst for rural development. [DatePublished] => 2023-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/07/08/8_2023-07-08_22-17-42548_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2129204 [Title] => Agri-agra lending still below threshold in H1 [Summary] => Banks extended 13.6 percent more loans for agriculture and agrarian reform in the first semester, but continued to fall short of the mandated threshold for the sector, data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed. [DatePublished] => 2021-09-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2108990 [Title] => Agri-agra loans post 2-digit growth in Q1 [Summary] => Loans extended by domestic banks for agriculture and agrarian reform recorded a double-digit growth of 10 percent to P765.92 billion in the first quarter from P696.35 billion in the same quarter last year, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. [DatePublished] => 2021-06-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2021/06/29/agriagra_2021-06-29_18-45-14331_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2079885 [Title] => Agri-agra loans slip 2.8% in 2020 [Summary] => Loans extended by Philippine banks for agriculture and agrarian reform slipped by 2.8 percent to P713.6 billion last year from P733.92 billion in 2019 as the industry continued to fall short of the mandated threshold for the sector. [DatePublished] => 2021-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2021/02/23/agriagra_2021-02-23_18-25-29450_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1538407 [Title] => DAR turns over projects to Misamis farmers [Summary] =>

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has turned over P6.5 million worth of projects to a group of farmers in Misamis Oriental.

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At least P22 million worth of farm supply and equipment have been turned over by the Department of Agrarian Reform to 29 farmers’ organizations in Davao region.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-20 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527574 [Title] => Agri-agra lending still short of target [Summary] =>

Loans extended by Philippine banks for agriculture and agrarian reform continued to rise but still fell short of the threshold mandated under the law, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

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At least $25 million worth of agricultural projects will be implemented in Mindanao starting next year by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations.

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My feelings, whenever I pass Department of Agrarian Reform building on Quezon City’s Elliptical Road, are mixed.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-29 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133911 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1462001 [AuthorName] => Lila Ramos Shahani [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20151130/farmer-opinion.jpg ) ) )
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