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The Department of Agriculture (DA) recognized the exemplary dedication and service of Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) in Western Visayas during the 2025 High Value Crops Achievers Awards held on November 21, 2025, at Zuri Hotel, Iloilo City. Graced by DA Undersecretary for High Value Crops Cheryl Marie Natividad-Caballero, the event highlighted the indispensable role of […]

With the sub-theme “Halina at Kumita sa Organikong Agrikultura,” this year’s Organic Agriculture Awareness Month celebration underscored organic farming as both a sustainable practice and a profitable enterprise. Highlighting the economic and environmental benefits of organic farming, the Department of Agriculture – Western Visayas (DA-WV), in collaboration with the Central Philippine University (CPU) College of […]

The Department of Agriculture Western Visayas – Research Outreach Station (DA-WV ROS) in Sigma, Capiz, successfully held its 13th Annual Farmers’ Field Day, gathering farmers, local officials, and agricultural stakeholders to explore practical and sustainable technologies aimed at improving farm productivity and resilience. This year’s event focused on vermicast production, botanical concoctions, and mushroom cultivation—innovations […]

The Department of Agriculture (DA) highlighted the important role of research, collaboration, and innovation in transforming the agriculture and fisheries sectors during the Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Representatives from the  government agencies, regional offices, and research institutions convened on September 11, 2025 at Roxas […]

The Geomapping and Governance Unit (GGU) in collaboration with the Economics Unit of the Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) 6 strengthened Local Government Units (LGU) and Department of Agriculture Western Visayas’ Regional Agriculture Engineering Division on Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) tools during the Re-Orientation on Road Influence Area Estimations and Feasibility Study with Economics […]

With the continued commitment to ensure project sustainability, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) 6 Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Unit conducted the annual Operations and Maintenance Audit on completed subprojects in the provinces of Iloilo and Capiz on October 27-30, 2025. The Operations and Maintenance Audit […]

The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) has turned over a ₱2-million Coffee Processing Facility to the Artuz Farmers Production and Marketing Association (AFPAMA) in Tapaz, Capiz, strengthening local coffee production and value-adding initiatives in the municipality. The facility will enable farmers to process their own beans and produce […]

To strengthen the promotion of sustainable and climate-resilient rice production practices in Banate, Iloilo, rice farmers from various organizations underwent training on Organic Fertilizer and Botanical Pesticide Preparation on October 28-29, 2025, in Brgy. Bariga. The training is part of the ongoing implementation of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) by the Department of Agriculture […]

Sixteen delegates from the Department of Agriculture (DA), local government units (LGUs), and Farmers’ Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) across Western Visayas have participated in a two-week intensive training program on smart agriculture in South Korea, bringing home new ideas and practical lessons to enhance the Philippine smart agriculture initiatives. The training, organized by the Korean […]

As we confront the challenges on environmental and climate issues on rice farming, thirty farmer-beneficiaries of Adaption and Mitigation Initiative on Agriculture (AMIA) brave to finish the sixteen-weeks Climate Resilient Farmers Field School in barangay Lonoy, Estancia, Iloilo. The field school focused its discussion on system rice intensification (SRI) wherein it uses a methodology that […]