The Department of Agriculture has launched three new programs to encourage millennials to venture into the field of agriculture, amid growing concerns of the aging farmers in the country.
The Department of Agriculture has launched three new programs to encourage millennials to venture into the field of agriculture, amid growing concerns of the aging farmers in the country.
For their newest program, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said they have set aside a P500-million fund that will be used to give P500,000 start-up grants to young individuals who have good ideas about agribusiness.
Those who will receive grants will be mentored by both private and public universities, as well as established practitioners in the agribusiness.
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