The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Region 10 has recently turned over a vacuum packaging technology to farmer-members of Balugto Hope Agroforestry Association Inc. in Talakag town, Bukidnon. The vacuum sealer will help minimize food waste and stabilize prices in times of oversupply of vegetables and ensure farmers with a reliable source of … [Read more...] about 800 Talakag vegetable, coffee farmers benefit from DOST’s assistance
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
5K joins rally vs power coop in Tagum City
TAGUM CITY --- "Tama na! Palitan na! (Enough! Change it!" Those words were the by-words uttered by some 5,000 disgruntled protestors during the Awakening Rally against Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) on Monday at Rotary park here. The rally that was organized by the Tagum City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., started with a motorcade around the … [Read more...] about 5K joins rally vs power coop in Tagum City
Auhorities confiscate 1.4B worth of smuggled cigarettes in Sulu
DAVAO CITY --- Government forces, and the Bureau of Customs in a joint operation confiscated 19 thousand boxes of smuggled cigarettes worth 1.425 billion pesos in barangay Kajatian in Indanan, Sulu on March 2. Equipped with Letter of Authority, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) opened the warehouse in Indanan and found the 19,000 cases of assorted imported cigarettes, such as … [Read more...] about Auhorities confiscate 1.4B worth of smuggled cigarettes in Sulu
Cotabato province starts drone spray to protect rubber trees against infestation
DAVAO CITY - The Cotabato provincial agriculture office on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, starte its trial phase on the use agriculture drone in spraying a Rubber plantation in Barangay Balindog, Kidapawan City. Provincial rubber coordinator Vladimir Eusala said that the trial phase is part of the preparation of the Cotabato provincial government to protect the new … [Read more...] about Cotabato province starts drone spray to protect rubber trees against infestation
GenSan opens Kalilangan trade fair
GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Thirty Five (35) Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) exhibitors joined the 2023 Kalilangan Trade Fair here which opened on February 20, 2023, at Veranza Mall. The exhibitors in collaboration with the City Economic Management and Cooperative Development Office, Mindanao State University, and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), … [Read more...] about GenSan opens Kalilangan trade fair
