The Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) and  Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding  to collaborate in the promotion of access to agri value chain financing. The partnership will provide credit and capacity building assistance to small farmers who will potentially serve as suppliers to the Jollibee Group continue reading : DA–ACPC, Jollibee Group Foundation join forces to provide financing and training support to farmers

The Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC), headed by Executive Director Jocelyn Alma R. Badiola, participated in the 69th Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) Annual National Convention in Zamboanga del Norte. With the theme “Rural Banks’ Resilience and Relevance: Rising Above the Challenges”, the two-day convention was held on May continue reading : DA-ACPC Participates in the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) National Convention

DA-ACPC Executive Director Jocelyn Alma R. Badiola honored the late Ma. Teresa J. Santos with a Posthumous Award, recognizing her significant service for over 31 years as a public servant and her outstanding contribution to the continuous fulfillment of agency’s mandate of promoting effective and sustainable delivery of financial services to the countryside. Tess, as continue reading : DA-ACPC bestows Posthumous Award to the late Ma. Teresa J. Santos

The Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) has allocated a P500 million credit fund for the implementation of its Survival and Recovery (SURE) Assistance Program in areas declared under a state of calamity by President Rodrigo Duterte due to the devastation brought about by Typhoon Odette. The regions under the state of calamity are continue reading : SURE Assistance Program to aid small farmers and fisherfolk affected by Typhoon Odette

As COVID-19 cases continued to rise in the past year, and community quarantine and lockdowns were implemented nationwide, one major concern was the demand for food production and marketing. In response, the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) provides emergency and production requirement assistance to small farmers and fisherfolk (SFF) and micro continue reading : Valenzuela-based agripreneur avails SURE COVID-19 for MSEs to expand their calamansi-based enterprise and market through digital and online selling platforms

Growing up in Albay, Legazpi, Noel Marbella has always been fond of agriculture, thanks to his farmer-grandfather who became his inspiration. “May sarili kaming taniman sa Bicol, mga niyog at gulay,” shared Noel. “Para mas makatulong sa lolo ko kaya gusto ko din ma-engage sa farming.” Back when he was still a kid, Noel used continue reading : Youth reaps reward from agri-fishery business venture through KAYA Program

Randy and Raissa Vargas, co-owners of Elisha Bay Dagupan Bangus and Seafoods, a small fish and seafood processing business, were able to avail of the Agricultural Credit Policy Council’s Agri-Negosyo (ANYO) loan program to expand and enhance the operations of their MSE despite the challenges of the pandemic. Elisha Bay started in 2017, when the continue reading : Family-owned fish & seafood processing business in Dagupan empowers resellers and PWD workers

Wensilito F. Gomez, the owner of W Gomez Vegetables and Grain Trading in Barangay Kaliwanagan San Jose City, Nueva Ecija dreamt of becoming a pilot. But his parents who are farmers cannot afford to rent an airplane which costs P1,000.00 per hour for his training. He was already working in Manila as an aircraft maintenance technician continue reading : From dreaming of becoming a pilot to being a successful agripreneur through the Agri-Negosyo Program

The Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC), in partnership with the Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) and National Livestock Program (NLP), facilitated the Launching of Agri-Negosyo (ANYO) SWINE R3 Program and Calibrated Swine Repopulation for Green Zones, led by DA Secretary William Dar on September 10, 2021. The ANYO Loan Facility for continue reading : DA Secretary approves additional allocation of Php300 million for DA-ACPC’s ANYO Swine R3 for repopulation of swine green zones

To address rising market prices in Metro Manila and to complement the implementation of the price cap effective February 8, 2021 as per Executive Order 124, the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC), will be implementing a zero-interest loan program to offer working capital loans for eligible farmers and fishers’ continue reading : DA-ACPC expands Agri-Negosyo (ANYO) Loan Program to help strengthen food supply chain