Government Agencies Forge Partnership To Empower Agricultural Coops

DA, DILG, CDA PARTNER TO EMPOWER AGRI COOPS

The Philippine government is strengthening its whole-of-government approach to food security and rural development through a new inter-agency framework aimed at empowering agricultural cooperatives and improving government support for farmers and fisherfolk nationwide. The Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) brings together the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Cooperative Development Authori…

Government Agencies Forge Partnership To Empower Agricultural Coops

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has partnered with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) to empower agricultural cooperatives in the Philippines. The three government agencies signed a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) on Wednesday, which will provide a new inter-agency framework to enhance support across all levels of governance for farmers and fishers nationwide. “This memorandu…