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                                 Government eyes more private partners for irrigation
                              


                              

                                                                  By Louise Maureen Simeon |
                                 August 11, 2019 - 12:00am                              


                                                            
The Department of Agriculture is eyeing more partnerships with the private sector particularly on the construction of irrigation systems to cover the needed one million hectares in the country.

                                                         


      

         

            
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                                 DA turns over solar power irrigation system in Sultan Kudarat
                              


                                                         


                           

                              
                              
DA turns over solar power irrigation system in Sultan Kudarat


                              

                                                                  By Louise Maureen Simeon |
                                 Over a year ago                              


                                                            
The government has constructed another unit of solar powered irrigation system in Sultan Kudarat as part of efforts to help...

                                                         


      

         

            
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Tumult in Emmanuel Piñol’s agriculture turf


                                 

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                                                                        By Jarius Bondoc
                                     | March 15, 2019 - 12:00am                                 

                              


                              
No man, not even a cabinet minister, is a prophet in his own land. Agriculture Sec. Manny Piñol is doubted in his North Cotabato home province. 

                           


      

         

            
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                                 Department of Agriculture offers P100-million loans to farmers near Laguna Lake
                              


                              

                                                                  By Louise Maureen Simeon |
                                 February 21, 2019 - 12:00am                              


                                                            
The Department of Agriculture is extending P100 million worth of loans to farmers in Laguna and Rizal in a bid to boost rice production.

                                                         


      

         

            
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                                 Costs of irrigation investments  in Philippines too large vs output
                              


                              

                                                                  By Czeriza Valencia  |
                                 February 18, 2019 - 12:00am                              


                                                            
 The government is not getting the most out of its investments in irrigation as costs far outweigh benefits, according to a paper published by state-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)....

                                                         


      

         

            
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                                 Agriculture needs P44 billion to sustain solar-powered irrigation
                              


                              

                                                                  By Louise Maureen Simeon |
                                 January 2, 2019 - 12:00am                              


                                                            
The Department of Agriculture needs at least P44 billion over the last three remaining years of the administration for the construction of solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) nationwide to help ensure sufficient...

                                                         


      

         

            
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                                 NIA puts up P74-million pumping station in Camarines Sur
                              


                                                         


                           

                              
                              
NIA puts up P74-million pumping station in Camarines Sur


                              

                                                                  By Louise Maureen Simeon |
                                 Over a year ago                              


                                                            
The National Irrigation Administration has opened the new P74-million pumping station of the Libmanan-Cabusao pump irrigation...

                                                         


      

         

            
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                                 Philippines gets single biggest ODA from Korea
                              


                              

                                                                  By Louise Maureen Simeon |
                                 September 4, 2018 - 12:00am                              


                                                            
The Philippines has secured an P11.2 billion loan from the South Korean government – its single biggest official development assistance from any country to date – for the construction of the largest irrigation...

                                                         


      

         

            
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                                 NIA ventures into floating solar power
                              


                              

                                                                  By Louise Maureen Simeon |
                                 June 14, 2018 - 12:00am                              


                                                            
The National Irrigation Administration has opened its doors for floating solar power in its dams and reservoirs as it aims to increase power production and save agricultural lands.

                                                         


      

         

            
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                                 China to fund irrigation project
                              


                                                         


                           

                              
                              
China to fund irrigation project


                              

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The groundbreaking of the Chico River irrigation project funded by a concessional loan from the Chinese government was held...

                                                         


      

         

            
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