Billionaire co-op in Mindanao inks partnership with DA-PCC for ALAB Karbawan project

The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center at Central Mindanao University (DA-PCC at CMU) formally signs agreement with Oro Integrated Cooperative (OIC) in Cagayan de Oro City as the agency’s conduit cooperative for the ALAB Karbawan Project. DA-PCC at CMU Center Director Dr. Lowell Paraguas, Chairperson of the OIC Board of Directors (BOD) Doris Calapiz and […]


DA-PCC, DepEd prep for tie-up program on school-based milk feeding

A total of 394,433 undernourished children are expected to benefit from the implementation of a nationwide School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) pursuant to Republic Act No. 11037 also known as the “Masustansyang Pagkain para sa Batang Pilipino Act”.  Said undertaking is a joint effort of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao […]


CDO farmers engage in carabao farming

More than 50 select farmers and their families in Malasag, F.S. Catanico, and Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City, will soon benefit from the Carabao Development Program (CDP) under a Php2 million-worth project that will help usher carabao-based enterprise development (CBED) in said communities. This project was initiated through an orientation activity on the components of […]


DA-PCC at VSU, DepEd Baybay ink agreement for division-wide school feeding

The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center at Visayas State University (DA-PCC at VSU), together with the Baybay City Division, conducted an orientation and signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the implementation of School-based Milk Feeding Program (SBFP). Dr. Ivy Fe M. Lopez, OIC-Center Director of PCC-VSU and Lorelei M. Mesias, Assistant OIC-Schools Division Superintendent […]


DA-PCC at MMSU assists pandemic-hit communities thru urban agriculture

In response to the food crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center at Mariano Marcos State University (DA-PCC at MMSU) ushers immediate interventions for food production, availability, and accessibility. In partnership with the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center I, the Department of Agriculture-Ilocos Norte Research and Experiment Center and the […]


DA-PCC at CMU undergoes virtual surveillance audit for quality management system

After its successful certification to the Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2015) in March last year, the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center at Central Mindanao University (DA-PCC at CMU) submitted to a virtual surveillance audit with certifying body TÜV Rheinland last June 30.  Prior to this was a technical assessment conducted by Mary Grace Balobalo, lead […]


SoCot carapreneurs eye promising biz in new dairy hub

Dairy buffalo farmers in South Cotabato prepare for exciting opportunities in dairying with an assured market for their milk produce following the establishment of a marketing outlet  in Surallah, South Cotabato. During a groundbreaking ceremony held last July 8, Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center at University of Southern Mindanao (DA-PCC at USM) Center Director Benjamin […]


ALAB-Karbawan project makes headway in SoCot

Focused on alleviating malnutrition among indigenous people in Upper Valley, South Cotabato, the DA-Philippine Carabao Center at University of Southern Mindanao (DA-PCC at USM) launched recently the Accelerating Livelihood and Assets Buildup (ALAB) Karbawan project in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. The Highland Agricultural Credit Cooperative (HACC) is the participating conduit cooperative. Initially, 18 animals from […]


Elyu farmers receive buffaloes for fattening

As one component of the Department of Agriculture’s Ahon Lahat, Pagkaing Sapat Kontra COVID-19 (ALPAS COVID-19) Program, 30 buffaloes for fattening were entrusted to farmer-members of Sudipen Dairy Farmers Association in Barangay Castro, Sudipen, La Union last July 1. The initiative is under one of the four components of the project called Unlad Lahi Project […]