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Around 100 mango growers and stakeholders from Guimaras and Iloilo participated in the Farmers Training on Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) and Integrated Pest Management – Insecticide Resistance Management (IPM-IRM) for Mango, held recently as part of a nationwide effort to revitalize the Philippine mango industry. The training was spearheaded by the Bureau of Plant Industry […]

  Rooted from a research study formulated by a create duo, paragis, a type that pester the fields, was transformed into an eco-friendly and sustainable product. While others see paragis as a mere weed, a pair of youthful initiatives hailing from the mountains of Aklan saw a great potential within palagtiki. All around abundant, and a material

    In the heart of Iloilo City, where concrete towers often overshadow the green, a remarkable transformation is unfolding. The story of the Ticud Farmers Association in La Paz, Iloilo City, is one of resilience, community spirit, and the power of agriculture to change lives. Under the leadership of Ticud Farmers Association President Joe

What began as a mere observation during their feeding program at San Remigio changed the life of a lad. He recalls what he witnessed: children whose bones almost protrudes their skins, and despite the scrawny figure, some have their stomachs’ bloated. The sight struck his heart- what could be done to alleviate such a dilemma?

The Provincial Government of Guimaras, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas, the National Food Authority (NFA), and Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI), launched the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” program on July 8, 2025, at the Guimaras Capitol Grounds in Jordan. Governor Lucille L. Nava, Congressman JC Rahman Nava, DA Undersecretary for Operations

At just 21 years old, Roel Caoyonan of Brgy. Arac, Passi City, is making significant strides in agri-entrepreneurship. Life’s unexpected twists and turns may have temporarily derailed his college plans. However, his determination to lift his family out of sheer poverty was never put on hold. What could have been a period of despair instead

  To address soil erosion and boost productivity on sloping farmlands, Department of Agriculture Western Visayas – Adaption and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) Program conducted a site evaluation for Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) in an AMIA village at Brgy. Mainit, Cuartero, Capiz on July 4, 2025. Headed by Carmelita Fantilanan – Chief of

To strengthen market linkages and empower farmer cooperatives and associations, the Department of Agriculture – Western Visayas (DA-WV) conducted an Investment Forum and Business-to-Business (B2B) Matching on July 2, 2025, at the Roxas Foundation Inc. in Roxas City, Capiz. The event gathered 60 farmers representatives from 16 corn and livestock clusters across the region, along

Mike Angelo Fernandez’s story of Agrimiq’s Farm It was a quiet morning, the kind of quiet that lets you hear the earth breathe—the rustle of leaves, the soft cluck of birds, the distant hum of life slowly waking up. It’s in this kind of stillness that Mike Angelo V. Fernandez begins his day. He walks

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas recently conducted a three-day mid-year assessment for the implementation of the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) in Pontevedra, Capiz.  RSBSA focal persons, geotaggers, encoders, and technical staff, deployed regionwide, gathered to evaluate the first semester’s accomplishments and identify areas for improvement to ensure the effective