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To boost local goat production and provide additional income for farmers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas turned over a Php 3-million Goat Multiplier Farm Project to the San Jose Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MPC) on August 6. The project, situated in Brgy. Sido, Sibalom, Antique, is part of DA’s Livestock Economic Enterprise Development (LEED) […]

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) Region 6 has started rolling out Php 241,450,260.16 worth of indemnity claims to assist 49,306 farmers and fisherfolk in Iloilo Province who suffered agricultural losses from January to July this year. The indemnity support aims to help local food producers recover from damages caused by […]

In the quiet barangay of Cudionan in San Dionisio, Iloilo, vast fields of rice and corn stretch beyond the horizon. But nestled within this landscape, something unexpected is growing — a vineyard. CentLes Vineyard, owned and managed by Mar John Morales, is home to 264 grapevines, with over 50 varieties both common and rare. What […]

At just 26 years old, Shilyn Ann Sambas from San Nicolas, Buenavista, Guimaras is making her mark in the world of agribusiness, not with hectares of farmland or heavy machinery, but through the humble yet high-potential mushroom. A 2023 Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) Provincial Level Awardee and a 2024 Regional Upscale Awardee, Shilyn is the […]

To support carabao farmers and provide a stable market for buffalo-based products, the Department of Agriculture–Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) at West Visayas State University-Calinog launched the Dairy Box in the municipalities of Kalibo and Numancia in Aklan, and Dumalag in Capiz from July 22 to 24. Implemented under the Carabao-based Business Improvement Network (CBIN) and […]

As Filipinos would consider tilapia farming as one of the major livelihood in the country particularly in rural coastal areas, it also plays a significant role in food security and the aquaculture industry. The huge contribution of young researchers in the field of aquafarming development produces a significant effect to the fishing industry in the […]

These have been the words of the members from proponent group, Camindangan Planters and Farm Workers Association (CAPFWA) and its cluster member Molobolo Sura Tomina Incorporated (MOSUTO Inc.) during the 19th World Bank Implementation Support Mission (ISM) to the I-REAP subproject, CHICKS Area Coffee Processing and Marketing Enterprise in Camindangan, Sipalay, Negros Occidental on July […]

Alarlaa Joy Cagata, founder of ABANSE NPK Agricultural Supply and a young farmer from San Geronimo, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, is quietly changing the landscape of farming—one handful of soil at a time. At an age when many are still figuring out what path to take, Alarlaa has already planted hers firmly in the fields, with […]