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The ACPC recently signed agreements with the Bataan Development Bank (BDB), Producers Rural Banking Corp.  (PRBC) and the regional field unit III of the DA  (DA) for the collection of P80 million agricultural loans released in Nueva Ecija and Bataan.  


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The funds, collected from terminated loans of various agricultural credit programs in the last two years, is now being used by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to provide credit assistance to critical farm and fisheries modernization projects.  


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                    [Title] => ACPC urges review of Agri-Agra Law
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ACPC executive director Jovita Corpuz said the review – whether to abolish or amend the law – is imperative because agricultural credit lending by banks have declined from seven percent of total loan portfolio 10 years ago to barely one percent today.


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DA releases P600 million loan assistance to farmers

By Louise Maureen Simeon | May 26, 2020 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture has continued to provide loan assistance to farmers and fishers affected by the pandemic, releasing nearly P600 million to date.

Business

Agri credit body seeks to plug P252-B credit gap

By Marianne V. Go | August 19, 2011 - 12:00am

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) is hopeful that a P252-billion credit gap in the agricultural sector could be bridged with the crafting of a strategic action plan.

Business

ACPC allots P100 million for farmers affected by climate change

By Marianne V. Go | August 26, 2010 - 12:00am

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) is allotting P100 million for a joint lending program with the People’s Credit and Finance Corp. specifically designed for farmers and fisherfolk affected by climate...

Business

ACPC taps rural banks to collect P5.5B in loans released via DA credit program

By Rocel Felix | September 19, 2005 - 12:00am

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) is tapping rural banks to collect P5.5 billion in loans released nationwide through the agricultural credit programs of the Department of Agriculture (DA) since 1998....

Business

ACPC consolidates P300-M funds for agri modernization

By Rocel Felix | June 20, 2004 - 12:00am

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC)has pumped in P300 million to the Agro-Industry Modernization Credit and Financing Program (AMCFP) by consolidating the government’s various agricultural funds. The...

Business

ACPC grants assistance to credit cooperatives

August 26, 2002 - 12:00am

Under a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed recently by the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) and the National Federation of Credit Cooperatives (NATCCO), the former is set to grant P673,000 (69 percent)...

Business

ACPC urges review of Agri-Agra Law

By Katherine Adraneda | April 18, 2002 - 12:00am

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) is calling for a review of Presidential Decree No. 717, otherwise known as the Agri-Agra Law, which requires the allocation of 25 percent of a bank’s loanable funds...

Business