Philippine Department of Agriculture – Tokyo
Embassy officials, PCCI-Japan visit Mekeni plant

Embassy officials, PCCI-Japan visit Mekeni plant

“It was a fruitful and meaningful visit from our distinguished guests”, said Pruds Garcia, President of Mekeni Food Corporation when the delegates from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (PCCIJ) and officials of the Embassy of the Philippines-Tokyo paid a visit in the country’s most advanced and world-class meat processing plant of […]

PCCIJ, delegates visit 1st and only Japan-accredited PH meat processing facility

PCCIJ, delegates visit 1st and only Japan-accredited PH meat processing facility

Delegates from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (PCCIJ) and officials of the Embassy of the Philippines-Tokyo recently visited the Mekeni Food Corporation’s headquarters in Pampanga. The group, led by PCCIJ Chairman Allan Reyes and Agricultural Attaché Jose I.C. Laquian, went to Mekeni for a tour of the facility to gain a […]

DA, JICA reinforce camaraderie for Phl agri sector

DA, JICA reinforce camaraderie for Phl agri sector

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) extended its continued support to the endeavors of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) during a courtesy call on April 6, 2022. JICA’s newly-appointed Chief Representative to the Philippines Sakamoto Takema expressed the Agency’s sincerity in prioritizing the Philippines, including the DA, as one of its partners. Agriculture, he […]

Japan funds potable water system in Mt. Province village

Japan funds potable water system in Mt. Province village

The Japanese Embassy in Manila turned over on Wednesday the Tokyo-funded potable water system in Natonin, Mountain Province. The project was approved in 2017 and is part of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) through the Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP) “Many residents in Brgy. Banawel, Natonin live remotely from available water sources. […]

Japan helps Silay village commercialize strawberry farming

Japan helps Silay village commercialize strawberry farming

The Japanese government has signed a PHP14.48 million grant to help commercialize strawberry cultivation in a village in Silay City, Negros Occidental. The grant contract, signed by Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa on March 14, would lay out an income option for the residents of Barangay Patag by using Japan’s strawberry cultivation technology and expertise in farm […]

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