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October-November 2009
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack (middle) is flanked by US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney, and Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap during a ceremonial rice harvest at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in Los Banos, Laguna. With them is IRRI Director-General Robert Zeigler.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left, background) and Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap look on as UN World Food Program (WFP) Director Josette Sheeran (center) and movie star and WFP ambassador against hunger KC Concepcion hand over relief goods to an elderly woman, who were among the affected families of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng in Pampanga. Also shown are Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and WFP Philippines Dir. Stephen Anderson.
Editorial
Rising to the challenge
Still six months away from the May 2010 national polls, the election fever is already gathering steam, while those adversely affected by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng are struggling to pick up the pieces. Rising to the challenge, the Department of Agriculture family led by Secretary Arthur Yap conducted its own relief operations in selected areas in Metro Manila. The past few weeks had kept the DA family busy attending to important events, starting with the 2009 National Gawad Saka Awards, the World Food Day celebrations, and visit of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, who led a US agribusiness trade and investment mission. President Arroyo and Secretary Yap thanked US President Barack Obama and Secretary Vilsack for donating $8.5-million worth of rice and dried milk to typhoon victims. During the October 16 World Food Day celebration, with the theme, Achieving food security in times of crisis, the DAs and UNFAOs continuing hunger mitigation efforts were brought to the fore. It was a fitting occasion to sustain the call for a concerted multi-sectoral action to effectively addressing hunger and dire lack of food particularly for the worlds 1.02 billion poor and hungry people. The celebration took a deeper meaning, as our countrymen, particularly in Metro Manila and Northern Luzon were still groping to rebuilding their homes and livelihood, and grieving for the unfortunate loss of their loved ones. Against the damage and gloom wrought by the typhoons, the positive side of the Filipino and the human race in general has again surfaced and shone. Many volunteered to help their stricken fellowmen, others shared food and belongings, and still others donated relief goods and money. On the brighter side, through the Gawad Saka Awards we continue to recognize the triumphs and successes of our outstanding farmers and fisherfolk, entrepreneurs, and farmers and fishers groups and organizations. We are thus reminded by Sir Walter Scott, who said: Adversity is like the period of the rain ... cold, comfortless, unfriendly to people and to animals; yet from that season have their birth the flower, the fruit, the date, the rose and the promegranate. Hence, lets rise up, pick up the pieces, and move on.
Typhoon damage...
(from p1) 2), P4B; and Southern Luzon (Reg. 4-A), P1.6B. On a sectoral basis. palay (unmilled rice) suffered the biggest loss, at 1.25 million tons worth P21.4B. This is equivalent to 19% of the 6.48 million tons that the DAs Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) has projected to be harvested in the fourth quarter. Central Luzon lost the biggest palay volume at 480,424 tons, corresponding to 30% of the regions projected harvest, while Ilocos lost 432,236 tons (34% of the 4th quarter regional projected production). For corn, total loss amounted to 73,000 tons, worth P1 billion. This is equivalent to 5% of the 1.4-million ton projected harvest in the 4th quarter. The Cordillera region lost the biggest, at 37,376 tons, followed by Cagayan Valley (31,405 tons). For commercial crops, total loss has amounted to more than 160,000 tons worth P2.23B. On fisheries, production loss has totaled to P1.17B, while on livestock and poultry, P79.6 million.
Manila and most parts of Luzon, from September 25 to 27, typhoon Pepeng battered mostly Northern Luzon on October 1, while tropical storm Santi has affected Southern Luzon and Bicol regions October 28. Production losses from damaged crops, fisheries, livestock and poultry have amounted to P25.9B, while destroyed agricultural and fishery infrastructure, facilities and equipment totaled P3.7B. This includes irrigation facilities, equipment for animal production and fish capture, and postharvest facilities. On a regional basis, the three cyclones have battered Central Luzon (Region 3) most, with damages amounting to P10.3B, followed closely by Ilocos (Reg. 1), P9.9B; Cagayan Valley (Reg.
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Agriculture Undersecretary Bernie G. Fondevilla (right) and Brunei Ambassador to the Philippines Her Excellency Malai Hajah Halimah binti Malai Haji Yussof (center) cut the ceremonial ribbon to open the Experience Rice @ the SM Mall of Asia exhibit, which forms part of the 2009 National Rice Awareness Month celebration, spearheaded DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Also shown are former Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Virginia H. Benavidez, PhilRice Director Ronilo Beronio (partly hidden), and Pasay City market administrator Eduardo Mendoza.
Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap and Philippine Stock Exchange President and CEO Francisco T. Lim shakes hand after forging an agreement creating an Agricultural Commodity Exchange (ACE) at the PSE for major agricultural products such as rice, corn, sugar and coconut.
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap assists a farmer from Sierra Bullones, Bohol, at the launch of a coffee and cacao development program in the province.
To help raise the incomes of coffee farmers, the DA is also encouraging them to practice intermediate agriculture, which involves planting coffee with cash crops such as vegetables or fruit trees.
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biofuels production hub in Asia what with a mandated 600-million liter E10 requirement of ethanol by 2015, and a commensurate volume for bio-diesel. Yap said another green pasture awaiting private sector capital infusion is the mariculture parks industry because we have the second longest coastline in the world with hundreds of pro-
tected coves. These mariculture parks, of which 46 so far have been established by the DA-BFAR, are self-contained fishery production zones with hatcheries, technical support, feeds production, storage, refrigeration and icemaking facilities, and marketing assistance for locators.
After delivering his keynote address at the Manila Overseas Press Club (MOPC) Farmers & Fishers Night, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap (2nd from left) is given a plaque of appreciation by MOPC President Babe Romualdez. Looking on MOPC board chair Tony Lopez (right) and MOPC treasurer Nelia Gonzales.
Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap (3rd from left) and Undersecretary Bernie G. Fondevilla (2nd from left) cut the ceremonial ribbon to open Agrilink 2009, October 8, at the World Trade Center, in Manila. Assisting them are French Ambassador to the Philippines Thierry Borja de Mozota (right) and DA-Bureau of Animal Industry Director Davinio Catbagan (left).
The first shipment was delivered in Davao on September 9. The third and fourth shipments will be delivered in Subic this month and December 2009. (DA-NAFC)
Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap (3rd from left) leads South Korean and Filipino officials at the groundbreaking ceremonies of an integrated rice processing complex in Pilar, Bohol, funded by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Joining him (from left) are Pilar Mayor Wilson Pajo, Bohol Governor Erico Aumentado, senior economic adviser to the President of South Korea chairman ManSoo Kang, South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Choi Joong-Kyung, and KOICA Philippine deputy resident representative Bomin Kim.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and South Korea Minister Yu Myung-hwan, during President Arroyos State Visit to South Korea in May this year. Bohol is considered as the rice bowl of Central Visayas. It has attained a 113-per cent selfsufficiency in rice early this year. Last year, it produced 218,701 tons, or 65 percent of Central Visayas total palay harvest. The rice complex will be put up in a one-hectare lot owned by the municipality of Pilar. When completed, it will feature state-of-the-art postharvest facilities to produce high-quality milled rice. The groundbreaking ceremony on October 24 also commemorates the 60 th anniversary of Korea-Philippines diplomatic relations. (Pls turn to p 17)
Members of the US Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission, led by USDA Deputy Administrator Patricia Sheikh (3rd from left), appreciate bangus (milkfish) harvested from the Panabo City Mariculture Park, in Davao. Photo also shows (from left) DA-Region 11 Dir. Carlos Mendoza, DA-Philippine Agricultural Development and Commercial Corp. Pres. Marriz Agbon, DABFAR Region 11 Dir. George Campeon and USDA Agricultural Counselor Emiko Purdy.
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Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap (3rd from right) poses with the models of the Philippine Fashion Week held October 21, at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia. The event, organized by the DAs Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA), was part of the International Year of the Fiber celebration. Also shown is FIDA Administrator Cecilia Soriano (center). 8
the rehabilitation of about 1,185 hectares or 5 percent of the total abaca land area in the province being tilled by 772 farmers. Aside from abaca rehabilitation and disease eradication, the other components of the program are the establishment of a 1-hectare abaca nursery, technical training on spidle stripping, hands-on training on abaca decortication, and monitoring and evaluation. Government statistics show that Catanduanes produced 15,160 metric tons of abaca fiber in 2005, representing 20 percent of the countrys total production and 76 percent of Bicols harvest. FIDA said the production, however, dwindled to only 8,646 metric tons in January to May 2009 because of the series of typhoons that hit the province and the effects of plant diseases. (Business Mirror)
High schoolers Adrian Caseas (right) and Rommel Albano of the Dalandanan National High School proudly show their trophy for winning the 3rd O! May Gulay Cooking Contest, sponsored by the DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Job Creation. (Photo by Rita
dela Cruz, DA-BAR)
100% rediscounting; a shortterm working capital loan; and a term loan to enable fishers groups to expand their operations. Loanable amount ranges from P50,000 to P100,000 per borrower. (DA-ACPC)
The consequences of climate change are upon us -- exemplified by the destruction wrought by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. Farms and fishing grounds were flooded. Farmers, fishers and ruralfolk were displaced, including our very own families, relatives, co-workers and friends in Metro Manila, and nearby provinces in Southern and Central Luzon. Some lost their loved ones. The DA family -- under the leadership of Secretary Arthur C. Yap, along with the DA executives and management committee members -- is one with the rest of the nation as we commiserate with the affected families, in Taytay, Cainta and Pasig City, in Metro Manila. We are helping them rebuild their livelihood and regain their dignity.
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This years best researchers pose with DA Asst. Sec Preceles H. Manzo (4th from right) and BAR Director Nicomedes Eleazar (4th from left) and IRRI deputy director-general Dr. William G. Padolina (center). They are (from left): Manolito Bulaong of BPRE, Ma. Rovilla Luhan of SEAFDEC-AQD, Yolanda Garcia of UPLB, Liza Battad of PCC, Noralyn Legaspi of MMSU, and Flora Jarilla of BPI-LBNCRDC
ditional Dairy Communities. Best R&D Poster - Flora A. Jarilla, Eugenia M. Buctuanon and Ma. Ana M. Alonzo of the Bureau of Plant Industry-Los Baos National Crops Research and Development Center (BPI-LBNCRDC), for their study, Development of Improved Varieties of Mungbean (NSIC Mg14 and NSIC Mg15). They received their respective plaques and cash prizes from the affairs guest of honor and speaker Dr. William G. Padolina, deputy director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). He was assisted by DA assistant secretary for policy and planning Preceles H. Manzo, on behalf of Secretary Arthur C. Yap. This years competitions focused on the theme, Sakahan, Kaalaman, Kaunlaran: Improving the Lives of our Farmers and Fisherfolk through Research and Development. BAR conducts the yearly event to recognize the accomplishments of agriculture and fisheries researchers for their notable achievements. (Rita T.
dela Cruz, DA-BAR)
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DA Region 5 Director Jose Dayao (left) shows visitors at a malunggay nursery in Bicol.
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Above, Undersecretary Fondevilla (7th from left) with the DA regional information officers and DA-OSEC Information Service OIC-Director Noel O. Reyes (5th from right). Below, Asst. Sec. Salacup (7th from left) with some of the chief information officers of DA bureaus and attached agencies.
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Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap (3rd from left) and Food and Agriculture Organization Representative to the Philippines Kazuyuki Tsurumi pose with the five national winners of the 2009 World Food Day On-the-Spot PosterMaking Contest. They interpreted the theme: Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis. They are (from left) Raymond Berame of Cebu, Jolibie Pil (Isabela), Roselle Factor (South Cotabato), Jasper Kent Villarias (Davao
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cost and generate savings of about P9 million per year; provide additional income of P16,200 per year per farmer as patronage incentives; increase the market value of milled rice as a result of improved rice milling quality; and, create unskilled and skilled jobs for more than 300 individuals. (Grace Dagala, DA-RFU7)
As part of World Food Day program, Secretary Yap handed out relief assistance to farmers and fishers, including DA employees, who were adversely affected by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. Above, he hands over a facsimile check worth P6 M to the officers of the Sta. Maria Dairy Farmers Cooperative for the renovation of their milk processing plant in Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan. Flanking the recipients are FAO Representative to the Philippines Kazuyuki Tsurumi (left) and former DA Secretary and currently National Anti-Poverty Commission Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban (right).
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a spike in retail prices during the holidays. He said the scheme was successfully implemented last year, when retail prices shot up to as high as P180 to P190 per kilo of choice cuts, and eventually stabilized at P145 to P170 per kilo. Meanwhile, Salacup said, we are continuously monitoring supply and prices in the market. The latest monitoring report by DA field teams show that the price of pork kasim is between P150 to P180 a kilo, and liempo at P160 to P190 a kilo, Salacup said. As for chicken, poultry producers said they will bring in 5,000 metric tons from the US and Canada to augment domestic supply. In October last year, Secretary Arthur Yap and other agriculture officials along with over 30 livestock stakeholders agreed on a reference price band for pork after reaching consensus on the reasonable profit margins for growers, wholesalers and retailers. The reference price was agreed upon after determining that it was beneficial for producers, traders, and consumers. Salacup said Yap had instructed agriculture officials to work first on sourcing pork from Mindanao and the Visayas, to ensure that the commodity will arrive in time for the Christmas season, and offset possible delays in imports from foreign markets. He said then that the deadline for traders and importers to bring in as much as 2.5 million kilos of the commodity by December 15 takes into account possible red tape. The deadline was also set so as not to dampen farmgate prices, he added. We want our farmers to profit at this time to sustain their productivity momentum for the first quarter of 2010, he had said. (with excerpted reports from Business Mirror)
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on the bounty of the seas and forests for their food and livelihood. The program will be implemented by the respective local government units. in following 11 towns, namely: Olutanga, Mabuhay, and Talusan, in Zamboanga Sibugay; Rizal and Sibuitad (Zamboanga del Norte); Margosatubig and Vencinzo Sagun (Zamboanga del Sur); Marihatag and San Agustin (Surigao del Sur); Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao; and Lamitan, in Basilan. It will take five or more years before we can see the impact of this project because of the long gestation period of the projects like fish sanctuary, mangrove rehabilitation among others. But at least we have made appropriate actions to arrest the challenges of climate change before it could harshly hit us, Ramos said. In all, the initiatives will contribute to the over-all goals of MRDP to reduce poverty, increase incomes, promote social growth, and strengthen LGU capabilities, she added.
(Sherwin B. Manual, DA-MRDP)
Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap (left) is now an honorary member of the University of the Philippines Los Banos College of Agriculture (UPLB-CA). The recognition was bestowed on him by the UPLB-CA alumni association, during UPLBs centennial celebration and 2009 Loyalty Day of the College of Agriculture. Secretary Yap was recognized for his unwavering support in strengthening the R&D and extension capabilities of the UPLB-CA. With him is alumni president Simeon Cuyson (right) and Dr. Patricio Faylon of the DOST-PCARRD.
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Secretary Vilsack with President Gloria MacapagalArroyo in Malacaang. A lawyer by profession, Vilsack was the former governor of Iowa, considered as the food capital of the USA.
matching forum first held at the Makati Shangrila Hotel, Oct. 2627, and at the Marco Polo Hotel, in Davao, Oct. 28. In Davao, officials of local biodiesel producer Freyvonne Milling Services discussed with Alan Group representatives the potentials of investing in coconut methyl esther (CME) processing facility. The Alan Group showed great interest in investing in the CME plant of Freyvonne in Davao City. Projected investment for the development of a 30-million liter per year biodiesel refinery is at US $20 million, Puyat and Agbon said. Notre Data Cola Company, a start-up beverage company specializing in producing soda from date syrup mixed with various tropical fruit juices, also had exploratory talks with the US Fed Group, which expressed great interest in the formers project concept. The US Fed Group develops, and supports U.S. private-public partnerships, economic development and provides financing for the export of any type of goods and services, including commodities. Puyat and Agbon said that both companies are studying the possibility of establishing an $878,000 beverage plant in General Santos City to cover processes involving the concentration, pureeing and bottling of the beverages. Besides expressing interest in a feedmill plant project, Novick Industries also agreed with Amarich Marketing International, a local producer of coffee, for the supply of Monks Blend coffee to the US market. Novick president Victor Luyi Ogbebor disclosed to Amabel Frias, Amarich general manager, that he will return in December 2009 to visit the latters coffee plantation in Bukidnon. Novick is targeting to buy up to 400 boxes of coffee from Amarich worth about $31,600, Puyat and Agbon said. Meanwhile, Intervision Foods, an American exporter of frozen poultry, pork, beef and fish products (animal proteins), discussed with RFM Corp., one of the Philippines leading agri-food companies, the delivery by the latter of the first container shipment of poultry and beef products to the US by early next year, valued at $ 11,200. At the Mindanao matching session, remote-sensing technology provider Agri-Ima GIS Technology discussed with Unifruitti Group of Companies a possible $20-million project on the use of the formers technology to achieve precision farming for the efficient management of agricultural fertilization.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo congratulates outstanding rice farmer Bonifacio Madamba Corpuz, as Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap looks on.
Arenas, Pangasinan; Fisherfolk (Fish Culture) Tomas J. Hautea, Iloilo; Large Animal Raiser Alexander A. Calucag, Ilocos Norte; Small Animal Raiser Avelino F. Peralta, Cebu; Young Farmer -Romeo H. Yapit, Ilocos Sur; Farm Family - Reynaldo P. Montanez and Family, Zamboanga del Sur; Agricultural Scientist - Dr. Marie Antoinette JuinioMenez, Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines; Young Farmers Organization - Binahaan 4-H Club, Pagbilao, Quezon; Rural Improvement Club (RIC) -North Poblacion RIC, Mendoza Maramag, Bukidnon Small Farmers Orgn. - Sto. Domingo Multi Purpose Coop., Baggao, Cagayan Municipal Agricultural and Fishery Council (MAFC) Pagbilao, Quezon Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) Catanduanes Barangay Bagsakan / LGU-Operated - Barangay Poblacion B, Mlang, North Cotabato; Non-LGU Operated Balligi Rural Improvement Club, Centro Sta. Ana, Cagayan Organic Farmers Group Tupi Bongulan Growers Assn., South Cotabato.
The 2009 National Gawad Saka winners proudly display their trophies.