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                    [Title] => DA seeks foreign funds for 9 projects
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) will try to secure foreign funding for nine big ticket projects during the Philippine Development Forum in Cebu on March 8 to 9 this year.


Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said the nine projects are farm-friendly initiatives that would help boost yields, reduce production losses, raise incomes and create more jobs in the countryside.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 96049 [Title] => DA sets aside P1.4B to combat El Niño [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set aside P1.4 billion to cushion the impact of El Niño and spur agricultural productivity this year.

Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor said a large chunk of the amount will be used to beef up the country’s irrigation systems. He said the DA will also finance the development of high-yielding rice varieties which, he said, would be distributed nationwide.

These efforts, Montemayor said, are meant to increase the country’s palay production to 12.5 million metric tons this year.
[DatePublished] => 2001-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1203478 [AuthorName] => by Rommel Ynion [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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