Smart Communications, together with the Agricultural Training Institute of the Department of Agriculture, has introduced a capacity-building initiative that aims to enable smallholder farmers to use the Internet and different mobile technologies to improve their livelihood.
The tie-up will give consumers across Metro Manila access to the many local produce offered by DA’s partner agripreneurs and will be delivered straight to their doorsteps through GrabExpress’ on-demand delivery service.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday, May 5, launched the “eKadiwa” digital project that links farm producers to consumers amid the extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will partner with Grab Philippines and other enterprises with online-driven platforms to speed up movement of food and agricultural products from provinces to consumers.
"Task Force Juan Magsasaka" is expected to be a fast and effective standard reporting system that monitors the interventions of the DA to the farmer-beneficiaries.
