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The Department of Agriculture Western Visayas – Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division conducted a Seminar on the Establishment of Agri-Tourism and Learning Sites on April 30, 2025, in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. The seminar aims to equip farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, and stakeholders with the information and resources needed to turn their farms into agri-tourism and learning areas. […]

Seven agribusiness proposals from youth in Western Visayas will advance to the national-level competition of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) 2024 Start-Up Open Category this May. Regional awardees in the Production, Processing (Non-Food), Processing (Food), and Digital Agriculture categories received certificates of recognition and financial grants of ₱150,000.00 each during the

The 14th Adlaw sang Mangunguma, themed “Pasidungog sa Mangunguma: Organikong Agrikultura, Pasanyugon Ta” is among the highlights of the Tubong-Tubong Festival of the Municipality of Tubungan, Iloilo. Held on April 28 at the Municipal Covered Gymnasium, the farmers’ day was aimed at recognizing the significant contribution of local producers in improving the town’s economy and

Jonelyn Navarra never imagined trading corporate meetings for muddy boots and sun-drenched fields. But when her father’s frail hands could no longer tend to their family’s farm in Burak, Maasin, Iloilo, she knew it was her turn to continue his life’s work. What started as a promise to keep the farm alive soon became her

In a continuous efforts to build resilient and self-sustaining community-based enterprises, selected DA-Western Visayas’ KADIWA Program beneficiaries participated in a two-day training on Organizational Diagnosis and People Management in Iloilo City recently. Rhea Cristina Resol, head of Agribusiness Promotion Section of the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division said that the training would enhance the operational

In line with its commitment to provide vital agricultural information to local communities, the Department of Agriculture – Western Visayas (DA-WV) in collaboration with the Aklan Office of the Provincial Agriculturist organized an Agricultural Information Caravan in Barangay Balabag, Boracay, Malay, Aklan on April 11, 2025. The event gathered over 120 farmers, fishers, and members

This year’s Agri-Aqua Trade Fair highlighted the weeklong celebration of the 69th founding anniversary of the province of Aklan wherein 34 exhibitors showcased their respective products at Brgy. Balabag, Malay, Aklan from April 10 to 14, 2025. The trade show provides an opportunity for the local products, which include fresh vegetables, fruits, seafoods, processed agri

Representatives from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Central Office, Regional Field Offices VI, VII, and VIII, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Government Procurement Policy Board, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, and Cooperative Development Authority gathered to attend the Visayas

  Rosario Griesser, owner and manager of Guimaras Wonders Farm in Alaguisoc, Jordan, Guimaras transformed her once idle land into a productive and sustainable farm. Her 8-hectare land in Guimaras now grows 560 mango trees on seven hectares and various vegetables like cucumber, squash, ampalaya, opo, patola, and tomatoes in between the trees. One hectare