Small farmers and fishers from the province of Maguindanao received financial assistance under the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council’s (DA-ACPC) SURE COVID-19 loan program. A total of P2.5 million was released to an initial 100 beneficiaries who were able to borrow uncollateralized, zero-interest loans worth P25,000 payable up to 10 years. Three continue reading : SURE COVID-19 to boost productivity of Maguindanao farmers and fishers

After its launch in Nueva Ecija on September 2, 2019, the Expanded Survival and Recovery Assistance Program for Rice Farmers (SURE Aid) is now being rolled-out in different provinces across the country. Last September 18, 2019, more than 1,200 rice farmer-beneficiaries from the province of Tarlac received their SURE Aid loans to help cushion the continue reading : DA-ACPC-LANDBANK SURE Aid Program for Rice Farmers Rolls-out in Tarlac

DA Acting Secretary William Dar, during his closing message for the Launching of the SURE Aid program for rice farmers held on September 2, 2019 in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija, regarded rice farmers as heroes in the countryside, and said that the DA’s priority is to increase farmers’ income. As one of the measures to achieve continue reading : QUOTES FROM THE LAUNCHING OF THE SURE AID PROGRAM