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On 7 Feb, new FAO Representative in the Philippines Lionel Dabbadie met with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo to present his credentials and discuss areas of possible collaboration between the two agencies, particularly in food security and nutrition. “We consider FAO an important ally in our country’s aim to attain...

Joining the celebration were fisherfolk leaders and LGU representatives from across the country, including from the Province of Zamboanga del Norte (an FAO-NORAD project partner), along with officials from the different national government agencies such as the NAPC, DA, DENR, CCC, DILG, NEDA, DOST-FNRI, NNC, and DOF. The back-to-back activity not...

The Korean Government, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), turned over to five farmer organizations of five barangays in Kabacan Municipality, Cotabato some USD 224,346, or more than PHP 12 million, worth of farm machinery and post-harvest equipment on Thursday, February 2, to promote farm mechanization among the organizations’...

Dr. Lionel Dabbadie has assumed the position and duties as the new FAO Representative (FAOR) in the Philippines effective 31 January 2023. He takes over from Ms. Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff, who served as FAOR 𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮 from 1 July 2022 until 30 January 2023. Before this posting, Lionel served as Senior Fisheries...

The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry, in coordination with FAO and the USAID - US Agency for International Development, conducted the Partners Coordination Meeting: Strengthening Partnership in the Animal Sector on January 18, 2023 at the BAI Compound, Visayas Ave., Quezon City. In his opening remarks, BAI Director Dr. Paul...