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PhilFIDA and BAFS Craft Illustrative Guide (IG) for the Philippine National Standard (PNS) Pineapple Fiber (PNS/BAFS 318:2021)
Date Posted 11 January 2024
In a significant collaborative effort between the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) and the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS), in partnership with private stakeholders, the DA-BAFS proudly announces the release of the Illustrative Guide (IG) for the Philippine National Standard - Pineapple Fiber -Grading and Classification (PNS/BAFS 318:2021). This guide is meticulously crafted to serve as a comprehensive reference and practical tool for grading and classifying pineapple fiber, empowering stakeholders to maintain industry standards.
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Ceremonial Planting of Bt Cottonseeds in Mallig, Isabela
Date Posted 11 January 2024
After years of anticipation for the planting of Bt Cotton in the Philippines, which has proven to yield double the output and superior fiber quality compared to the currently recommended variety. The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) held a historic ceremonial planting on December 28, 2023, at the Bt-Cotton Demo-Farm, Brgy. Trinidad ,Mallig, Isabela.
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PhilFIDA-TAD Conducts Comprehensive Monitoring of Abaca Plantation under the Coconut Areas Project (APuCAP) in Region IX
Date Posted 04 January 2024
The Technical Assistance Division (TAD) of the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) consistently undertakes monitoring programs, projects, and activities (PAPs) to assess the progress and accomplishment of program and project objectives. On November 27 to December 02, 2023, the TAD conducted a monitoring initiative for the Abaca Plantation under the Coconut Areas Project (APuCAP), established in 2021 and 2023, specifically in Josefina, Zamboanga del Sur, and Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte, within Region IX.
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PhilFIDA RO VIII Culminates Climate Smart Field School on Abaca Production Technology in Eastern Samar
Date Posted 04 January 2024
The Climate Smart Field School on Abaca Production Technology culminated on November 29, 2023 in Brgy. Buenavista, Dolores, Eastern Samar, marking the end of a three-month-long training period focused on new technologies developed and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in abaca farming.. The participatory learning scheme adopted during this training is designed to be applied directly in the farmers' abaca farms. A total of twenty-five (25) abaca farmers, members of the Integrated Network of Samar Abacaleros (INOSA), successfully completed the training, and each participating farmer received farm tools to be used in establishing their own farms.
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Ceremonial Turnover of the Newly Constructed PhilFIDA Multipurpose Building and Audinasium at Aria St., Talon Dos, Las Piñas
Date Posted 02 January 2024
The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (DA-PhilFIDA) inaugurated the newly constructed PhilFIDA Multipurpose Building and Audinasium at Aria St., Talon Dos, Las Piñas, on December 12, 2023.