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April 2023

PCC-WVSU mounts Cara-cooking, Cara-ugnayan at 5th Semana sang Mangunguma in Calinog

Targeting to showcase various recipes that use carabao milk and to share the success stories of farmers who have embraced programs on carabao and dairy production, the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) at West Visayas State University (WVSU) mounted a cooking contest and a farmers’ forum on March 3, 2023, at the Semana sang Mangunguma in […]

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SAAD Program dev’t workers, top implementers honored

As the Department of Agriculture (DA) Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program concludes its first phase after a six-year of implementation since 2017, the National Program Management Office (NPMO) recognized the key regional partners and top development workers across the country during the ‘Pagtanyag: Pagkilala sa Dedikasyon at Paglilingkod’ awarding event on March 2

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DA, DILG launch HAPAG KAY PBBM agri program in Pavia, Iloilo

To strengthen the capacities of barangays toward sustainable agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) launched the Halina’t Magtanim ng Prutas at Gulay (HAPAG) Kadiwa Ay Yaman (KAY) Plants for Bountiful Barangays Movement (PBBM) urban farming program in Brgy. Balabag, Pavia, Iloilo on March 1. The

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Fertilizer vouchers benefit over 1k San Rafael, Iloilo rice farmers

To enable rice growers to apply sufficient urea fertilizer to their crops, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas and the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) held a mass distribution of P5,350,422.00-worth of Fertilizer Discount Vouchers (FDV) on February 24 in the Municipality of San Rafael, Iloilo, which served a total of 1,093 beneficiaries. DA OIC-Regional

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ASF prevention is Antique ProVet, MAs top priority

Recognizing the fast movement of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus affecting already the neighboring provinces, the Antique Provincial Veterinary Office (ProVet) convened all Municipal Agriculturists for a consultative meeting on February 25, 2023, at Antique Provincial Capitol. “We need to protect our swine industry. Isa ini sa mga importante nga pangabuhian sang mga Antiqueῆo.

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DA Western Visayas KADIWA joins Panaet Tarambayaw Sambayang Festival Agro Fair 2023

“Dako giud ang amon kalipay kay natalupangdan man ang municipality of Tobias Fornier paagi sa sini nga kahiwatan. Ang ini nga selebrasyon isa ka pamaagi nga mapakita man ang duna nga kultura sa amon banwa kag makatib-ong sang mga produkto sang aton mga lokal nga mangunguma kag mangingisda paagi sa paghiwat sang Agro-Industrial Fair nga

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DA, prov’l stakeholders firm up PAFES outputs for Antique, Iloilo

The Department of Agriculture (DA), Provincial Local Government Units (PLGUs) of Antique and Iloilo, and various national government agencies convened on February 21 to 22 to finalize the Collaborative Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Program (CPAFEP) output and co-financing agreement at Casa Real, Iloilo City. As embedded in the OneDA Reform Agenda key strategy, Province-led

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