April 2023

Farmers in Aklan can now start planting palay for wet cropping season with the kick-off delivery and distribution of certified inbred seeds under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) on April 18 at Brgy. Pook, Kalibo, Aklan. A total of 27,300 Aklan farmers listed in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) will […]

In celebration of Filipino Food Month 2023, the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas (DA-WV) recently facilitated a Still Life Painting Contest featuring local fruits and vegetables. The event brought together talented artists from all over the region eager to showcase their skills in painting. The contest’s objective was to promote the beauty of locally grown

The Department of Agriculture’s High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) has been actively working towards the development and promotion of high-value crops in the country. As part of their efforts, the National and Regional Coordinators of the HVCDP conducted a validation on HVCDP projects in Aklan, recently. During the visit, the National HVCDP Chief Jeffrey

The Department of Agriculture Western Visayas Filipino Food Month Cooking Olympics recently concluded with Ibos sa Isla and Guimaras Mango Pasta emerging as the winners. The Ibos sa Isla, a traditional Filipino delicacy made of glutinous rice and coconut milk wrapped in banana leaves, won the hearts and taste buds of the judges with its

The Department of Agriculture-Western Visayas (DA-WV) recently marked the High Value Crops Week celebration with a series of free seminars on cacao, coffee and vegetable production as well as urban agriculture. The event aimed to promote the potential of high-value crops in generating income and improving food security in the region. The seminars covered various

The turnover of the P500,000 greenhouse facility to the Lezo Multi-purpose Cooperative by the Department of Agriculture (DA) is a significant milestone for the members of the cooperative. This will provide them with a secure area to grow high-value crops regardless of the weather conditions. It is hoped to increase productivity and income that will

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas pushes for the consumption, preservation, and promotion of local food and culinary tradition in this year’s Filipino Food Month (FFM) Celebration themed “Pagkaing Sariling Atin, Mahalin at Pagyamanin” back-to-back with the High Value Crops Week in a three-day event from April 11 to 13, at Robinsons Place Iloilo.

The Department of Agriculture Western Visayas (DA-WV) and the Iloilo Provincial Government turned over P7.4 million worth of agricultural projects to several farmers’ associations in Leon, Iloilo, recently. Being known as the source of abundant fruits and vegetable produce in Iloilo province, the greenhouse facility, machineries and various farm inputs will promote the productivity of

The National Convergence Initiative for Sustainable Rural Development (NCI-SRD) conducted a pilot testing of results-based monitoring and evaluation tools in Central, Antique on March 28-31, 2023. This initiative aimed to improve the implementation and effectiveness of rural development programs by adopting a results-based approach to monitoring and evaluation. The Western Visayas Regional Convergence Initiative Technical

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas encourages rice farmers in the region to start their crop establishment by May to ensure sufficient production volume in preparation for the El Niño phenomenon projected to occur last quarter of the year. DA’s OIC Regional Executive Director Engr. Jose Albert A. Barrogo said the department had positioned