Bureau of Plant Industry

Officer 12:50 PM, May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020

Dear Romuald,

Thank you for your request dated Apr 16, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Past studies on Urban Farming Projects.

We received your request on Apr 16, 2020 and will respond on or before Jul 09, 2020 07:32:56 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster07042018130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEEJQSS04NTU0MTIzMDgxNDEM, for request with ticket number #BPI-855412308141.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI  Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Director 12:30 PM, Sep 07, 2020

September 7, 2020

Dear Romuald Paredes,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Apr 16, 2020 07:32:56 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Past studies on Urban Farming Projects.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to George Y. Culaste, Director- BPI  and send to bpi.directorsoffice@yahoo.com. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker, Director
FOI Receiving Officer


Dear Romuald Paredes,
Greetings!
This refers to your inquiry about Past Studies on Urban Farming Projects particularly actual Projects undertaken by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI). The DA-BPI is actively implementing Urban Agriculture and Gulayan sa Paaralan under the Department of Agriculture’s High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) in support with the “Plant, Plant, Plant Program” of the Department of Agriculture. These projects can be easily adopted whether individual, private or public groups, and schools specifically within the National Capital Region (NCR for implementation.  You may contact the BPI-Crop Research and Production Support Division (CRPSD) at Telephone No. 8525-7313 or 8524-0837 for more details.

In addition, the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) is also one of the active implementing agencies conducting Urban Agriculture. You may reach them also for further information about the Urban Farming Project-related. The Local Government Units (LGUs) as such can also adopt the project for implementation in their respective areas with the provision of the above-mentioned Bureaus and Agencies and/or of the Department of Agriculture.

Thank you very much.

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