Dr. Ericson N. Dela Cruz, Agricultural Center Chief IV of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center at Central Luzon State University, was honored with the prestigious CSC Pagasa Award. This recognition, presented as part of the 2023 search for outstanding government workers by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), was bestowed upon him during the awarding […]
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CBED coordinators capacitated to design market study
A wider market for local dairy cooperative’s carabao-based products is the new way forward for the regional Carabao-Based Enterprise Development (CBED) coordinators after they were immersed in an in-depth market study writeshop on February 12-13, 2024 at the DA-Philippine Carabao Center National Headquarters and Gene Pool (DA-PCC NHGP), Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. The […]
DA-PCC collaborates with agri insts in NegOcc to boost livestock industry
The DA-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) recently explored partnership with agricultural institutions in Negros Occidental to boost the livestock sector in the province. In a series of talks, Dr. Claro Mingala, DA-PCC’s deputy executive director for production and research, Dr. Marvin Villanueva, OIC chief of DA-PCC’s Research and Development Division, and Eva Alvarez, center director of […]
DA-PCC at DMMMSU shares the love under ‘LAB for All’
The DA-Philippine Carabao Center at Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DA-PCC at DMMMSU) supported the program of First Lady Atty. Marie Louise “Liza” Araneta-Marcos “LAB for All” by providing 500 bottles and sachets of chocomilk and 700 packs of Karabun (bun with carabao’s milk) at La Union Convention Center, Sevilla, City of San Fernando, […]
DA-PCC strengthens herd buildup with training on silage production
The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) is taking a step forward in its nationwide Dairy Herd Buildup Program (DHBP) by partnering with local farmers to ensure sustainable feed supply for its expanding buffalo herd. On February 6, the DA-PCC at Cagayan State University (DA-PCC at CSU) conducted an “Integrated Training Program for Improved Corn […]
DA-PCC at UPLB, RPCO 4A partner to scale up carabao dairy industry in CALABARZON
The DA-Philippine Carabao Center at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (DA-PCC at UPLB) collaborated with the Regional Project Coordination Office 4A (RPCO 4A) to enhance the carabao dairy industry’s market and income in Region IV-A, CALABARZON, under the DA-Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP). RPCO 4A recently organized a business conference on dairy carabao […]
First taste in carapreneurship for DA-PCC at CLSU’s assisted farmers’ group
It’s just the first month of the year, but the Samahang Pangkaunlaran ng Magsasaka sa Calancuasan Irrigators Association Corporation (SPMCIAC) in Calancuasan Norte, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija has already begun to reap the rewards of their carapreneurship endeavors after the buffaloes owned by six of its members gave birth in January. This event gave inspiration to […]
Innovation, collaboration for cara-industry in South and Central Mindanao take spotlight in DA-PCC at USM 29th anniversary
The 29th anniversary celebration of the DA-Philippine Carabao Center at the University of Southern Mindanao (DA-PCC at USM) illuminates the carabao industry’s innovation and collaboration in Region XI, Region XII, and some areas of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. Under the theme “Pagbabago Tungo sa Maginhawa, Matatag, at Panatag na Pagkakalabawan,” the center […]
Entrustment of dairy carabaos mark Novo Ecijano farmers’ vision of a better life
“Babaha ng gatas sa Nampicuan!” This is the vision of 22 Nampicuan farmers after they received 25 head of crossbred buffaloes through an entrustment activity held this morning in Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija. The activity is part of the implementation of the Expanded Gatasang Kalabaw Convergence Project under the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) […]