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Serving as a catalyst for positive transformation in the agricultural sector, DA-Western Visayas’ agricultural information caravan in Tangalan, Aklan, equipped around 150 local farmers with a range of benefits. These include access to modern farming techniques, utilization of a mobile soil laboratory, showcasing DA’s programs, collaboration opportunities with partner agencies, direct interaction with experts, and […]

In a bid to enhance farmers’ profitability and income generation, 18 rice farmer clusters from the six provinces of Western Visayas have been equipped with the necessary skills to develop viable business plans, utilizing the Agro-Enterprise Clustering Approach (AECA) Phase 2. The training held on August 9 to 11 in Iloilo City intends to ensure

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas honored the standout achievers of the region’s agribusiness sector by announcing the 2023 Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) provincial winners on August 9, 2023, in Iloilo City. In 2021, the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (DA-AMAD) of the Department of Agriculture, in partnership with Senator Imee Marcos, launched the

The province of Guimaras, now known for “Mangoes and More,” is firmly establishing itself as a dragon fruit hub in Western Visayas.  Presently, Guimaras devotes 28 hectares to the cultivation of dragon fruit. The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Western Visayas Regional High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) Focal Person, Jonifer Frades, revealed that the DA

Ten local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental continue to maintain their ASF-free status, and the province has achieved a significant milestone as the daily pig deaths have plummeted to single digits. The province has successfully curbed the spread of various hog diseases through rigorous disinfection protocols, robust biosecurity measures, and an intensive Information Education

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas Farm and Fisheries Cluster and Consolidation (F2C2) Program’s Agro Enterprise Clustering Approach (AECA) has achieved a significant milestone as it enters Phase 2. The program conducted a 3-day workshop in Iloilo City on August 2-4, 2023, training 45 Farmer Cooperatives and Association representatives. These representatives hailed from various

Armed as one of the pioneer farmers cooperative and association (FCA) accredited by the Bureau of Agriculture Product Standards (BAFS) as a Participatory Guarantee System-Organic Certifying Body (PGS-OCB) in the province of Iloilo, the Cabatuan Organic Farmers and Practitioners Association (COFPA) is optimistic that soon they can saturate the market potential with their products. Brigida

Thirty-four farmer exhibitors showcase their respective agricultural products during the simultaneous launching of the KADIWA ng Pangulo Program’s market linkage at Iloilo Capitol, on July 17, 2023. This initiative aims to make agri-fishery products accessible at a reasonable price and to generate extra markets for smallholder farmers and farmer cooperatives. It is a market linkage

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency-Japan and Philippines One Health Rabies Project (JICA-JAPOHR), has strengthened the rabies surveillance and rapid response by capacitating the 55 participants in the region with latest breakthroughs on rabies management. Masanari Yanagiuichi, Senior Representative of JICA, emphasized their approach to rabies