Mindanao cassava growers given direct market
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has provided cassava and corn growers in Mindanao with a direct market for their produce by linking them to the San Miguel Foods Inc. (SMFI)-Visayas The DA-Northern Mindanao (DA-10) said on Monday, October 9, that the established connection will benefit cassava and corn-producing farmers’ cooperatives, associations (FCAs) from Misamis Oriental, […]
24 NorMin LGUs sign with DOST for disaster preparedness modernization
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Twenty-four local government units (LGUs) in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) simultaneously signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) Friday with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for modernized projects on disaster preparations The MOA signing formed part of the culmination activities for the Mindanao leg of the Oct. 4-6 “Handa […]
New NorMin police chief to focus on community engagement
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Ricardo Layug Jr., the new Police Regional Office-10 (Northern Mindanao) chief, wants to focus on community engagement to improve police service and their campaign against criminality He bared his plans in his inaugural speech during the turnover of command ceremony between him and the outgoing director Police […]
DA-NorMin holds annual R4D review
MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON – The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10), through its Research Division, spearheaded the agency’s Research for Development (R4D) Review on October 2-3 at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) in Dalwangan Evaluators from the Northern Mindanao Research Development and Extension Network (NOMIRDEN) member […]
Agri-10 to explore buckwheat production in its research stations
MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON – The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10), headed by Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado, is set to explore the conduct of on-site trials for buckwheat production in its research centers After Carmen Sunrise Exporters, Inc. (CSEI), led by its company manager, Mr. Tetsuji Yukawa, sought help from the agency, […]
DTI urges students to showcase artistic flair in celebrating 2023 CWM
MALAYBALAY CITY – In a bid to harness the creative prowess of college students and promote sustainable living, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Bukidnon has unveiled an exciting E-Poster Making Contest, coinciding with the celebration of 2023 Consumers Welfare Month (CWM) The “GenS: Generation Sustainable” theme encapsulates the essence of the contest, […]
Dalwangan-hosted corn derby eyed to augment farmers’ yield, income
MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON – The Department of Agriculture – Northern Mindanao (DA-10), helmed by Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado in partnership with private seed companies, staged a technology showcasing of promising hybrid corn cultivars in barangay Dalwangan on October 6, in a bid to provide farmers with opportunities to reap higher yield and income […]
Agri-10 links San Mig Foods, Inc.-Visayas, farmers’ coops for mkt of corn, cassava
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – In its pursuit of providing them with a direct and additional market for their produce at reasonable prices, the Department of Agriculture – Northern Mindanao (DA-10) recently linked San Miguel Foods, Inc. (SMFI)-Visayas to the different cassava- and corn-producing farmers’ cooperatives, associations (FCAs) from Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon provinces, and […]
Spike in fever cases in NorMin not linked to Nipah
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Officials of the Department of Health in Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) on September 27 said the spike in fever cases in the region is not linked to the Nipah virus DOH-10 director Dr. Ellenietta Gamolo said from Jan. 1 to Sept. 26 this year, a total of 18,364 cases were reported, […]
Illegal drugs, firearms top violations in NorMin end of September
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Illegal drugs and unlicensed firearms were the top arrests at the end of September, the Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) reported on October 2 Brig. Gen. Lawrence Coop, PRO-10 director, said the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality and Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) focused on various key areas of criminality, including the […]