The Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) downloaded P77.5 million to four of its partner lending conduits (PLCs) in Occidental Mindoro for the implementation of the Survival and Recovery (SURE) Assistance Program for El Nino-stricken farmers. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. led the loan fund turnover continue reading : DA-ACPC Provides P77.5 Million to Help Farmers and Fishers in Occidental Mindoro Affected by El Niño through SURE

The DA-ACPC showed its support for the Land Bank of the Philippines’ Digital Inclusion Caravan entitled “Bilis Ipon” last April 18, 2024 in Nueva Ecija. Ms. Rachel Bustamante of the ACPC Monitoring Division read the ACPC’s Message of Support on behalf of Executive Director Jocelyn Alma R. Badiola. “LANDBANK has been a steadfast ally in continue reading : ACPC supports LANDBANK’s Digital Financial Inclusion Caravan “BILIS IPON”

The ACPC took part in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Research Academy’s (BRAc) Research Huddle Public Seminar Series, to present results of the Small Farmer and Fisherfolk Indebtedness Survey (SFFIS) on February 28, 2024. ACPC Policy Research and Advocacy Division (PRDS) Chief Mr. Kennedy Garabiag explained the results of the SFFIS, which ACPC conducts every continue reading : ACPC presents Small Farmer and Fisherfolk Indebtedness Survey results thru BSP Research Huddle

The Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) released an initial credit funding of P80 million for farmers affected by El Niño in Oriental Mindoro.  Recently, the municipalities of Bulalacao and Mansalay, which are located in the second congressional district at the southern tip of the province, were declared as areas under state of calamity continue reading : DA-ACPC implements SURE in Oriental Mindoro

With the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC), the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), and BDO Foundation (BDOF) at the forefront of ensuring the financial literacy of our farmers,  fishers, and livestock raisers through the KITA Mo Na! (Kapital at Ipon Tungo sa Asenso) Financial Education (Fin-Ed) Training, the DA-ACPC shared best practices and innovative strategies continue reading : ACPC Joins the 2023 Financial Education Stakeholders Congress

The Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC), in collaboration with the DA-Regional Field Office 5 Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD), rolled out the first ever Kapital at Ipon Tungo sa Asenso (KITA Mo Na!) Financial Education Training on November 28 and 29, 2023 in Bicol. The training enabled the 60 farmers continue reading : Kita Mo Na! Financial Education Training kicks off in Bicol

The ACPC Online Helpdesk, which serves as the Agricultural Credit Policy Council’s (ACPC) official public assistance desk, aims to streamline and make responses to inquiries more efficient and effective. Through the digital innovation, ACPC’s borrowers, potential borrowers, and other stakeholders may submit queries about the agency’s frontline services and credit programs. It also has a continue reading : A year after: Utilization of ACPC Online Helpdesk boosts customer experience, compliance with ARTA

The Department of Agriculture- High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), DA-Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) Credit Program Unit and the DA-Agricultural Credit Polic Council (DA-ACPC) jointly conducted an Information Caravan on Agri-Credit Programs for Onion Farmers on September 14, 2023 in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija The activity is part of the DA’s goal to help continue reading : DA conducts credit caravan for Nueva Ecija onion farmers

BSP, Manila – The Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Research Academy (BRAc) launched the 2021 Countryside Banking Survey (CBS), a study which aims to analyze trends and present emerging policy issues on bank behavior towards lending to the agriculture sector using branch-level data. “This continue reading : DA-ACPC, BSP launch joint baseline study on Countryside Banking; provide policy recommendations to increase bank lending in agriculture

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) launched the AgriNegosyo Loan Program for Onion Farmers on March 1, 2023 in Manila. Through the Occidental Mindoro Cooperative Bank, the ACPC turned over a check worth P10 million in loans to the Genaro ARB MPC from Occidental Mindoro. On the other hand, the Rueda Onion Growers Association from continue reading : DA-ACPC launches AgriNegosyo for Onion Farmers